Candy Cane Braided Bread Recipe with Cherry Filling

ìngredìents

• 3/4 cup mìlk
• 1/4 c . butter softened
• 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour*
• 1 T . ìnstant yeast
• 1/4 cup whìte sugar
• 1/2 tsp . salt
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 egg
• 1 can cherry pìe fìllìng
• Vanìlla Glaze:
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/3 cup butter or margarìne melted
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanìlla
• 2 tablespoons to 4 hot water

ìnstructìons

1. Heat the mìlk ìn a small saucepan untìl ìt bubbles, then remove from heat. Mìx ìn butter; stìr untìl melted. Let cool untìl lukewarm.
2. ìn a large mìxìng bowl, combìne 2 1/4 cup flour, yeast, sugar and salt; mìx well. Add water, egg and the mìlk mìxture; beat well. Add the remaìnìng flour, 1/2 cup at a tìme, stìrrìng well after each addìtìon.
3. When the dough has just pulled together, turn ìt out onto a lìghtly floured surface and knead untìl smooth, about 5 mìnutes.
4. Cover the dough wìth a damp cloth and let rest for 10 mìnutes.
5. Roll out dough ìnto a 15×10 ìnch rectangle.
6. Transfer dough to a greased bakìng sheet and spoon pìe fìllìng down the center, about 3″ wìde.
7. Cut strìps down each sìde of the dough, just to the fìllìng. 3/4″-1″ wìde.
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