Raspberry Easter Bread
- 1 cup 2% low-fat milk, scalded and cooled to lukewarm
- 13 cup sugar
- 1 teaspoon sugar, divided
- 2 14 ounces active dry yeast
- 12 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 12 cup butter, chilled and cut into small pieces
- 3 egg yolks (reserve 1 white for glaze)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 12 teaspoon almond extract
- 1 cup seedless raspberry jam or 1 cup fruit-only jam
- 5 ounces canned almond paste, coarsely grated
- cooking spray
- 1 egg white
- 12-34 cup almonds (sliced, chopped or slivered)
- 2 tablespoons sugar, preferably coarse sugar, such as turbinado
- To make dough, combine warm milk, 1 teaspoon sugar and yeast in a small bowl.
- Let stand about 10 minutes or until bubbly.
- Meanwhile, combine remaining sugar, salt, flour and butter in food processor.
- Pulse until well blended.
- Add egg yolks, yeast mixture and extracts.
- Process 20 to 30 seconds until thoroughly mixed and dough forms a ball.
- Transfer to a medium bowl, cover tightly with plastic wrap, and refrigerate at least 4 hours or up to 2 days.
- Remove dough from refrigerator about 90 minutes before serving.
- Spray a large baking sheet with cooking spray.
- Divide dough and form into balls, using about two-thirds of dough in one and one-third in the other.
- Roll out larger ball and shape into a 9-by-12-inch oval, a little thicker than a pizza crust.
- Transfer to baking sheet.
- Spread jam on dough to within 3/4- inch of its edges; sprinkle grated almond paste over jam.
- Roll out second portion of dough into a slightly smaller oval, and place on the first, covering the filling.
- Roll the edge of lower dough up around the top dough, pinching to seal filling.
- Slash a few decorative cuts in top.
- Cover with a clean cloth and let rise in a warm place until almost doubled, about 45 minutes.
- About 30 minutes into the rise, preheat oven to 350F
- Bake about 15 minutes.
- Remove, brush top with beaten egg white and sprinkle with almonds and sugar; continue baking another 25 minutes or until golden and fragrant and shiny on top.
- Serve, warm or hot.
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Taken from www.food.com/recipe/raspberry-easter-bread-294876 (may not work)