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Prep Time: 180 Minutes Cook Time: 35 Minutes |
Ready In: 215 Minutes Servings: 10 |
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Ingredients:
5-6 cup(s) all-purpose flour |
1 cup(s) sugar, divided |
1 teaspoon(s) salt |
2 package(s) active dry yeast |
1/2 cup(s) water |
1 cup(s) milk |
1/4 cup(s) butter or margarine |
2 eggs |
1/4 teaspoon(s) mace |
grated peel of 2 lemons (optional) |
2 tablespoon(s) butter, melted |
Directions:
1. ) In large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, 1/2 cup sugar, salt and yeast. In medium saucepan over low heat, heat milk, 1/2 cup water and 1/4 cup butter until very warm (120-130 degrees). Butter does not need to melt completely. With mixer at low speed, gradually pour liquid into dry ingredients; beat until just mixed. Increase speed to medium; add eggs and beat 2 minutes occasionally scraping bowl. Beat in 1/2 cup flour or enough to make a thick batter; continue beating 2 minutes,scraping bowl occasionally. With spoon, stir in enough additional flour (about 2 cups) to make a soft dough.
2. ) Turn dough onto lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes. Shape dough into ball and place in greased large bowl, turning over so that top of dough is greased. Cover with towel; let rise in warm place (80-85 degrees) away from draft, until doubled, about 1 hour. (Dough is doubled when 2 fingers pressed lightly into dough leave a dent.)
3. ) Punch down dough by pushing down center with fist, then pushing edges of dough into center. Turn dough onto lightly floured surface; cut dough in half; cover with bowl and let stand 15 minutes. Meanwhile, in small bowl, combine 1/2 cup sugar, lemon peel and mace; set aside. In small saucepan melt 2 tablespoons butter. Grease 10-inch tube pan.
4. ) Cut each dough half into 16 or more pieces. Shape each piece into a ball by tucking the ends under. Roll the ball into the melted butter and then into the sugar mixture then place into the tube pan. Cover pan with towel; let rise in warm place until doubled, about 45 minutes.
5. ) Preheat over to 350 degrees. Bake 35 minutes or until golden and loaf sounds hollow when lightly tapped with fingers. Cool in pan 5 minutes; remove from pan and cool on wire rack. Makes one loaf.
6. ) Drizzle with confectionary sugar icing just before serving.
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