Lemon Cheese Braid Bread

Name: Lemon Cheese Braid Bread
Prep time: 55 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 14
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 7 grams package active dry yeast; 57 grams butter, melted; 60 grams confectioners sugar; 2 packages (one 8 ounces, one 3 ounces) cream cheese, softened; 1 egg; 2 eggs; 375 grams all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon grated lemon peel; 2 teaspoons 2% milk; 1 teaspoons salt; 100 grams sugar; 0 teaspoons vanilla extract; 3 Tbsps warm water (110° to 115°)

Lemon Cheese Braid Bread takes about 55 minutes from beginning to end. This recipe serves 14. One serving contains 299 calories, 6g of protein, and 16g of fat. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up flour, lemon peel, warm water, and a few other things to make it today. Not a lot of people really liked this bread. It is a good option if you're following a lacto ovo vegetarian diet. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Lemon Bread Breakfast Braid, Raspberry Bread Braid, and Holiday Bread Braid.

Instructions

In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water.

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Water

Yeast

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Add the milk, sugar, butter, eggs, salt and 2 cups flour; beat on low speed for 3 minutes. Stir in enough of remaining flour to form a soft dough.

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Butter

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Egg

Milk

Salt

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, in a small bowl, beat all the filling ingredients until fluffy; set aside.

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Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; roll into a 14-in. x 12-in. rectangle.

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Dough

Punch

Roll

Place on a greased baking sheet.

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Baking Sheet

Spread filling down center third of rectangle. On each long side, cut 1-in.-wide strips, 3-in. into center. Starting at one end, fold alternating strips at an angle across filling. Seal end. Cover and let rise for 30 minutes.

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Spread

Bake at 375° for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool on a wire rack.

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