Apricot Pineapple Braid

Name: Apricot Pineapple Braid
Prep time: 1 h 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 20 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 32
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 14 grams packages each) active dry yeast; 237 milliliters packed brown sugar; 59 milliliters butter, cubed; 227 grams can crushed pineapple, undrained; 237 milliliters confectioners sugar; 473 milliliters chopped dried apricots; 2 eggs, lightly beaten; 946 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 Tbsp 2% milk; 59 milliliters orange juice; 1 teaspoon salt; 118 milliliters sugar; 0 teaspoons vanilla extract; 177 milliliters water

Apricot Pineapple Braid might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This vegetarian recipe serves 32. One portion of this dish contains around 3g of protein, 2g of fat, and a total of 153 calories. Head to the store and pick up active yeast, vanillan extract, butter, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 1 hour and 20 minutes.

Instructions

In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, sugar, yeast and salt. In a saucepan, heat the water, milk and butter to 120°-130°.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Water

Yeast

Milk

Salt

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Add to dry ingredients; beat until moistened. Beat in eggs until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a stiff dough.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Egg

Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes.

Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.

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Meanwhile, combine the filling ingredients in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 10-15 minutes or until thickened. Cool.

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Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide in half.

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Dough

Punch

Roll each half into a 16-in. x 8-in. rectangle.

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Roll

Place on greased baking sheets.

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Spoon filling down the center third of each rectangle. On each long side, cut 1-in.-wide strips about 2-1/2 in. into center. Starting at one end, fold alternating strips at an angle across filling. Pinch ends to seal and tuck under. Cover and let rise until doubled, about 30 minutes.

Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.

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