Recipe Category: Bread
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Ingredients
Serving Size : 6
- 6 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (6 1/2 to 7 1/2 cups)
- 2/3 cup plus 1 tablespoon sugar
- 2 packages Fleischmann’s. Rapid Rise Yeast
- 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup milk
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine
- 3 eggs
- 1 egg white
- 1 cup sliced almonds – lightly toasted
FROSTING
FROSTING
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon milk (1 to 2 tablespoons)
Method
- Combine 2 1/2 cups flour, 2/3 cup sugar, undissolved yeast, lemon peel and salt.
- Heat milk, water and butter until very warm (125: to 130:F).
- Butter does not need to melt.
- Gradually add to dry ingredients; beat 2 minutes at medium speed of electric mixer, scraping bowl occasionally.
- Add 3 eggs and 1/2 cup flour; beat 2 minutes at high speed.
- With spoon, stir in 3/4 cup nuts and enough remaining flour to make soft dough.
- Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 6 to 8 minutes.
- Cover; let rest on floured surface 10 minutes.
- Reserve 1/4 of dough.
- Divide remaining dough into two pieces; roll each to 34-inch rope.
- Loosely twist ropes together.
- Place on large baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray.
- Shape into circle; pinch ends to seal.
- Divide remaining dough into 6 equal pieces; form into oval rolls.
- Place on separate large baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray.
- Spray top of wreath and rolls with cooking spray.
- Cover; let rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, about 30 to 45 minutes.
- Beat egg white with 1 tablespoon water; brush on wreath.
- Sprinkle with remaining sugar and almonds.
- Bake at 350:F for 15 to 20 minutes for rolls and 35 to 40 minutes for wreath, or until done.
- Switch positions of sheets after 8 to 10 minutes for even browning.
- Remove from sheets; cool on wire racks.
- Frost rolls and decorate as desired.
- Makes 1 basket and 6 rolls
- Frosting: Combine 1 cup powdered sugar and 1 to 2 tablespoons milk.
- Beat until smooth.
- Yield: 6 rolls
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