Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Sweet Bread that Works!

I looked for a Brioche or Hawaiian type sweet bread for Easter supper. I found Portuguese sweet bread. I have tweaked it and now it isn't gooey in the middle! Really light and fluffy.

2t. yeast
2 c. ww spelt flour
1 c. unbleached white flour
1 T. potato flakes
1 t. gluten flour
1/3 c. brown sugar (try other sweeteners)
1 t. salt

1/3 c. milk-heated
¼ c. hot water
2 eggs
1 t. orange extract
1 T. vanilla
3 T. butter, melted

Try adding dried fruits or zests. Fruit after mixing, zest can be added early.

Do on manual on bread machine. When done, put out on floured board. Dried fruit would have to be added here. Flour and pat out dough. Sprinkle with fruit, fold a few times, pat out and add more fruit. Re fold. Cut in half, repeat until into 16 fairly even pieces. Flour each cut edge for handling ease. Wrap each chunk around itself to make a nice bun shape. Space out in glass dish, it took 2 for me, 13x9 and a smaller one. Let rise for 1 hour in oven that is slightly heated or not. Leave in and start heat to 350.

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