Caramel Braid (Sweet Bread) Recipe

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Caramel Braid (Sweet Bread)
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Ingredients
16
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Nutrition
3280
Calories
Total time
150
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 2 1/4 tsp active dry yeast
  • 1/4 cup warm water
  • 1 pinch sugar
  • 1 cup milk
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 1/2 tsp salt
  • 4 -4 1/2 cups flour
  • 2/3 cup brown sugar
  • 1/3 cup melted butter
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 -2 tbsp milk

Directions:

  1. Dissolve yeast in warm water. Sprinkle in sugar and stir. Let sit for at least 10 minutes.
  2. Heat milk, butter, sugar, and salt in a small sauce pan over medium heat. Milk mixture should be luke warm, not hot. Let it cool down if its too hot.
  3. Pour 1 C of the flour into a mixing bowl. Pour the milk mixture into the flour and stir.
  4. Add another cup of flour and stir. Add eggs and stir, then yeast and stir.
  5. Gradually add the rest of the flour, kneading the dough inside the bowl. Add more flour depending on the consistency, so its not sticky and dough pulls away from the bowl.
  6. Cover with a towel and let rise in a warm place for a half hour.
  7. While its rising mix all the ingredients for the filling, adding the butter last.
  8. After the dough has risen, beat it down. Knead for a few minutes on a floured surface.
  9. Roll it out into a 12 x 18 rectangle.
  10. Cut into 3 vertical strips, 4 inches wide each. You want long strips.
  11. Spread filling evenly over dough with the back of a spoon. Roll each strip into a roll, overlapping the edges and pinching them shut.
  12. Place on a greased jelly roll pan. Gently braid, tucking the ends underneath. Try to braid quickly so the dough doesn't stretch.
  13. Cover with a towel and let rise for a half hour in a warm palce.
  14. Bake at 350 degrees for about 25 to 30 minute Bread should be browned and sound hollow when patted. Let cool on a rack. Take it off the pan with a spatula on each side so it doesn't fall apart.
  15. While the bread is cooling, make the glaze. Heat butter over medium heat until lightly brown, remove from heat.
  16. Stir in powdered sugar and vanilla.
  17. Stir in milk, one tsp at a time.
  18. Place bread on foil or board when cool. Drizzle bread with warm glaze. Let glaze harden before wrapping foil around bread if giving as a gift.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 3280.25 Kcal (13734 kJ)
Calories from fat 1470.59 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 163.4g 251%
Cholesterol 184.45mg 61%
Sodium 6231.36mg 260%
Potassium 4387.18mg 93%
Total Carbs 415.69g 139%
Sugars 177.97g 712%
Dietary Fiber 20.39g 82%
Protein 49.45g 99%
Vitamin C 0.6mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.5mg 16%
Iron 11.8mg 66%
Calcium 740.3mg 74%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 412.37 Kcal (1727 kJ)
Calories from fat 184.87 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20.54g 251%
Cholesterol 23.19mg 61%
Sodium 783.37mg 260%
Potassium 551.53mg 93%
Total Carbs 52.26g 139%
Sugars 22.37g 712%
Dietary Fiber 2.56g 82%
Protein 6.22g 99%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 16%
Iron 1.5mg 66%
Calcium 93.1mg 74%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 78.4
    Points
  • 90
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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