Holiday Tree Bread

Name: Holiday Tree Bread
Ingredients: 1 package (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast; 2/3 cup warm water (110° to 115°); 2 eggs, beaten; 1/3 cup butter, melted; 1/4 cup packed brown sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 4 to 4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 5 teaspoons cold butter; 3 tablespoons brown sugar; 3/4 cup chopped nuts; 2 teaspoons beaten egg; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup confectioners' sugar; 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; Pinch salt; 1 to 2 tablespoons milk; Candied red; green cherries

19 ingredients

3 steps

Ingredients

1 package (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast
2/3 cup warm water (110° to 115°)
2 eggs, beaten
1/3 cup butter, melted
1/4 cup packed brown sugar
1 teaspoon salt
4 to 4-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
5 teaspoons cold butter
3 tablespoons brown sugar
3/4 cup chopped nuts
2 teaspoons beaten egg
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
Pinch salt
1 to 2 tablespoons milk
Candied red
green cherries

Directions

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In a bowl, dissolve yeast in water. Beat in eggs, butter, brown sugar, salt and 1-1/2 cups flour until smooth. Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Meanwhile, in a bowl, cut butter into brown sugar until crumbly. Add nuts, egg, cinnamon and vanilla; stir well. Set aside. Punch dough down. Roll to 3/8-in. thickness; let stand for 5 minutes. Cut out 15 circles with a 3-in. round cutter. Place a heaping teaspoon of filling in the center of each circle. Shape dough around filling to form a ball; pinch to seal. Line a
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with foil; grease the foil. To form a tree, place one ball seam side down in the center near the top of the
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. Place two balls 1/4 in. apart in the second row. Repeat with remaining balls, adding one to each row until the tree has five rows. For trunk, shape dough scraps into a rectangle and center under the last row. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Carefully remove from pan to a wire rack to cool. Combine confectioners' sugar, vanilla, salt and enough milk to achieve desired consistency; drizzle over tree, forming garland. Decorate with cherries.