Cranberry Twist Bread

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 3 cups flour
• 1 (1/4 ounce) package active dry yeast
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/3 cup sugar, plus
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup finely chopped cranberries
• 2 tablespoons finely chopped pecans
• 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice or 1/2 teaspoon apple pie spice
• 1 1/2 teaspoons butter, melted
• 1/2 cup sifted powdered sugar
• 2 -3 teaspoons orange juice

Recipe

• 1 in large bowl mix 1 cup of flour and yeast, set aside.
• 2 in small saucepan, heat and stir milk, 2 tbs of sugar, 2 tbs butter, and 1/2 tsp salt until warm 120-130 degrees.
• 3 add milk mixture to flour mixture and add egg.
• 4 beat with mixer on low to medium for 30 seconds.
• 5 beat on high speed for 3 minutes.
• 6 stir in as much of the remaining flour as possible.
• 7 turn out dough onto floured surface.
• 8 knead in enough remaining flour to make soft dough that is smooth and elastic (3-5 minutes total).
• 9 shape dough into ball.
• 10 place into greased bowl, turning once.
• 11 cover and let rise in warm place until double (about 1 - 1 1/2 hours).
• 12 meanwhile for filling, in small bowl stir together cranberries, sugar, pecans and spice and set aside.
• 13 punch dough down.
• 14 turn out onto lightly floured surface, cover and let rest for about 10 minutes.
• 15 grease a baking sheet.
• 16 roll dough into 14 x 10 inch rectangle.
• 17 brush with melted butter.
• 18 spread filling over dough.
• 19 starting from long side, roll dough into spiral.
• 20 seal seam.
• 21 placing seam side down, cut roll in half lengthwise.
• 22 place cut sides up, side by side on prepared baking sheet.
• 23 loosely twist halves together, keeping cut sides facing up.
• 24 pinch ends to seal.
• 25 cover and let rise in warm place until nearly double, about 30 minutes.
• 26 bake in 375 degree oven for about 25 minutes or until golden brown. (if necessary cover loosely with foil last 10 minutes to prevent overbrowning).
• 27 remove from baking sheet and cook on wire rack.
• 28 drizzle with icing when cooled.
• 29 to make orange icing:.
• 30 stir together powdered sugar and orange juice to make icing drizzling consistency.