Swedish Saffron Bread

Name: Swedish Saffron Bread
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: Nordic, Scandinavian, European
Ingredients: 3 Tbsps butter, melted; 59 milliliters dried currants; 2 teaspoons package dry yeast (about; 2 larges eggs, divided; 425 grams 1/3 cups all-purpose flour, divided (about; 118 milliliters golden raisins; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 237 milliliters warm 2% reduced-fat milk (100° to 110°); 1 teaspoons saffron threads, crushed; 1 teaspoon salt; 59 milliliters sugar, divided; 237 milliliters hot water

The recipe Swedish Saffron Bread is ready in roughly 45 minutes and is definitely an awesome vegetarian option for lovers of Scandinavian food. This bread has 171 calories, 5g of protein, and 4g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 16. This recipe covers 7% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have warm milk, sugar, water, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Combine 1 cup hot water, raisins, and currants in a bowl. Cover and let stand 10 minutes or until raisins and currants plump.

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Currants

Raisins

Water

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Drain and set aside.

Dissolve 1 tablespoon sugar, saffron, and yeast in warm milk in a small bowl; let stand for 5 minutes. Lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.

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Saffron

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Yeast

Milk

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Combine 3 cups flour, remaining 3 tablespoons sugar, salt, and cinnamon in a large bowl.

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Cinnamon

All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Salt

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Add raisins, currants, yeast mixture, butter, and 1 egg to flour mixture; stir until dough forms.

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Currants

Raisins

Butter

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Yeast

Egg

Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Knead until smooth and elastic (about 10 minutes); add enough of remaining flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, to prevent dough from sticking to hands.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Place dough in a large bowl coated with cooking spray, turning to coat top. Cover and let rise in a warm place (85), free from drafts, 1 hour or until doubled in size. (Gently press two fingers into dough. If indentation remains, dough has risen enough.) Punch dough down. Turn out onto a lightly floured surface; knead 3 times.

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Cooking Spray

Dough

Punch

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Divide dough into 3 equal portions, shaping each portion into a 16-inch rope.

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Dough

Place ropes lengthwise on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray (do not stretch); pinch ends together at one end to seal. Braid ropes; pinch loose ends to seal. Cover and let rise 1 hour or until doubled in size.

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