Dough Setting Recipe
Orange-Anise Braided Ring
1/3 cup water (75°– 85°F or 24°– 30°C) | 4 cups bread flour |
1/3 cup whole milk | |
3 eggs, lightly beaten | 1 tsp. salt |
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter or margarine, | 1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg |
softened and cut into 6 pieces | |
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Grated zest of 1 orange | Egg wash (1 egg, lightly beaten |
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1/2 cup sugar | with 1 Tbsp. water) |
1 Attach the kneading blade in the bread pan.
2 Place ingredients into the bread pan in the following order: water, milk, eggs, butter, orange zest, sugar, flour, anise, salt and nutmeg.
3 With finger, make a small indentation on one side of the flour. Add yeast to indentation, making sure it does not come in contact with the liquid ingredients.
4 Carefully insert bread pan into breadmaker and gently close lid.
5 Plug the power cord into a wall outlet.
6 Press the Menu button until the “Dough” program is selected.
7 Press the Start button.
8 When the dough cycle is complete ➩
9 Open the lid and, firmly grasp the
10Unplug the breadmaker.
11Preheat oven to 350°F.
12Spray a large baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
13Remove dough from bread pan to a clean, lightly floured surface. Divide dough into 2 equal pieces.
14With hands, lightly roll each piece into a
15Using a pastry brush, lightly brush ring with egg wash.
16Bake
17Remove from baking sheet to wire cooling rack or clean cooking surface.
18Allow to cool for about 20 minutes before slicing.
MAKES 1 RING
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