Cranberry Orange Holiday Wreath
- 3 3/4 cups flour, all-purpose
- 1 cup cranberries finely chopped
- 2 packages yeast, active dry rapid rise
- 1/2 cup orange segments chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons honey
- 1/2 cup milk
- 3/4 cup bran
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 pecans toasted and chopped
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup margarine
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 5 teaspoons milk
- 1 x nonstick cooking spray
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Prepare Cranberry Orange Nut Filling; set aside.
- In a large bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups flour, undissolved yeast and salt.
- Heat milk, water, honey and margarine until very warm (125 to 130 degrees F); stir into dry mixture.
- Mix in 1 egg and enough remaining flourto make soft dough.
- On lightly floured surface, knead until smooth and elastic, about 4 to 6 minutes.
- Cover; let rest on floured surface 10 minutes.
- On floured surface, roll dough to 16X9-inch rectangle.
- Spread with Cranberry Orange Nut Filling to within 1/2-inch of dough edges.
- Roll up from long edge as for jelly roll; pinch seam to seal.
- Place, seam-side down, on baking sheet sprayed with cooking spray.
- Form into a ring and pinch ends to seal.
- With sharp knife, cut slits starting from outer edge, 23 of the way through dogh at 1-inch intervals.
- Turn each section on its side to show filling.
- Spray dough with cooking spray.
- cover; let rise in warm draft-free place until doubled in size, about 30to45 minutes.
- Beat remaining egg; brush on dough.
- Bake at 375F (190C) for 25 to 35 minutes or until done.
- Tent with foil during last 10 minutes of baking to prevent over browning.
- remove from sheet; coon on wire rack.
- Drizzle with confectioners sugar glaze.
- **Cranberry Orange Nut Filling: In medium saucepan, heat cranberries, orange segments and honey to a boil.
- Reduce heat; simmer for 5 to 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until thickened.
- Stir in Bran and Pecans.
- cool completely.
- **Glaze: Beat sugar, milk and extract until smooth.
- (Start with 4 teaspoons milk and add as needed).
flour, cranberries, yeast, orange segments chopped, salt, honey, milk, bran, water, pecans, honey, margarine, powdered sugar, eggs, milk, nonstick cooking spray, vanilla
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/cranberry-orange-holiday-wreath-47536 (may not work)