Fruit 'n' Nut Wreath
Yield
1 wreathPrep
35 minCook
30 minReady
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| ¾ | cup |
water
warm, 105 - 115 degrees F |
|
| 1 | package |
yeast, active dry
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
butter
or margarine, softened |
|
| ¼ | cup |
sugar
|
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
salt
|
|
| 1 | each |
eggs
|
|
| 3 ½ | cups |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| Date nut filling | |||
| 8 | ounces |
dates
chopped |
|
| ½ | cup |
bran flakes cereal
whole |
|
| ½ | cup |
walnuts
chopped |
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
brown sugar
packed |
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
butter
melted |
|
| 1 | teaspoon |
cinnamon
ground |
|
| Confectioner's sugar frosting | |||
| 1 | cup |
powdered sugar
|
|
| 4-5 | teaspoons |
milk
|
|
| ½ | teaspoon |
vanilla extract
|
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 177 | ml |
water
warm, 105 - 115 degrees F |
|
| 1 | package |
yeast, active dry
|
|
| 59 | ml |
butter
or margarine, softened |
|
| 59 | ml |
sugar
|
|
| 5 | ml |
salt
|
|
| 1 | each |
eggs
|
|
| 828 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| Date nut filling | |||
| 231.2 | ml/g |
dates
chopped |
|
| 118 | ml |
bran flakes cereal
whole |
|
| 118 | ml |
walnuts
chopped |
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
brown sugar
packed |
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
butter
melted |
|
| 5 | ml |
cinnamon
ground |
|
| Confectioner's sugar frosting | |||
| 237 | ml |
powdered sugar
|
|
|
milk
|
|
||
| 2.5 | ml |
vanilla extract
|
|
Directions
Place water in large, warm bowl.
Sprinkle in yeast; stir until dissolved.
Stir in butter, sugar, salt, egg and enough flour to make soft dough.
Knead on floured surface until smooth, about 8 minutes.
Place in greased bowl, turning to grease top.
Cover; let rise in warm place until doubled, about 1 to 1½ hours.
Punch dough down.
On floured surface, roll dough to 20 x 12 inches; cut into three 20 x 4 inch strips.
Sprinkle ⅓ date filling along center of each strip.
Pinch seams and ends to seal.
Roll and stretch ropes to 24 inches.
Place ropes, side by side, with seam sides down; braid.
Form into wreath; pinch ends to seal.
Transfer to greased baking sheet.
Cover; let rise in warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
Bake at 375℉ (190℃) fahrenheit for 30 minutes or until done.
Remove from sheet; cool on wire rack.
Frost.
Date Nut Filling: Combine all filling ingredients Confectioner's Sugar Frosting: Combine all frosting ingredients. Beat until smooth.
