Oatmeal Cherry Braid

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Contents 1 Description 1.1 Ingredients 1.2 Directions 2 See also

[edit] Description

[edit] Ingredients

• 1/2 cup oatmeal
• 1 cup hot water
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 1/2 tbsp butter
• 1 pack yeast
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 1/2 tsp Sugar
• 1/3 cup brown sugar
• 2 1/2 cup flour
• 1/2 homemade cherry pie filling
• 1 tsp fresh lemon peel
• 1/2 cup confectioners' Sugar
• 2 tsp milk
• 1/4 tsp vanilla

[edit] Directions

1. Stir oatmeal into hot water.
2. Add salt and butter; cool to lukewarm.
3. Dissolve yeast in warm water, stir in 1 ½ teaspoons Sugar until dissolved.
4. When yeast mixture starts to bubble, add to oatmeal mixture.
5. Stir in brown sugar and enough flour to make a stiff dough.
6. Knead until smooth and satiny. Cover and let rise until double.
7. Punch down dough, divide in half. Roll one portion into a rectangle.
8. Place on lightly greased baking sheet.
9. Spread Cherry PIE FILLING (using only ½ of entire recipe for both braids) down center of dough.
10. Sprinkle with ½ teaspoon lemon peel.
11. Cut 1-inch strips on each side of filling to within ½ inch of filling.
12. Starting with top right strip, overlap dough over filling, working right to left, pinching lightly to seal.
13. Let rise until almost doubled. Bake at 350 °F. 20 to 25 minutes.
14. While braid is still warm, frost with glaze of confectioner's sugar, milk and vanilla.
15. Repeat with remaining dough.

[edit] See also