Baking Recipes - St.Patrick's Shamrock Bread Recipe

  
 

St. Patrick's Shamrock Bread Recipe

 

Ingredients

 

Makes 16 servings

  • 3/4 cup milk

  • 2 tablespoons water

  • 1 egg

  • 1/4 cup butter or margarine, cut up

  • 3 cups bread flour

  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar

  • 3/4 teaspoon salt

  • 1 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast or bread machine yeast

  • 2 (3 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened

  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar

  • 1 egg yolk

  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla

  • 1 slightly beaten egg white

  • 1 tablespoon water

  • 1 tablespoon green-colored coarse sugar

Method:

  1. Add first 8 ingredients to bread machine according to the manufacturer's directions. Select the dough cycle. When cycle is complete, remove dough from machine. Punch down. Cover; let rest for 10 minutes.

  2. Meanwhile, beat together cheese, 1/4 cup granulated sugar, yolk and vanilla. On lightly floured surface, roll dough into a 15x10 inch rectangle. Cut into three 10x15inch strips.

  3. Spread one-third of the cheese mixture down center of each strip; moisten edges. Bring long edges together over filling; pinch to seal.

  4. Well grease baking sheet shape 1 rope into loop on sheet, attaching 1 end about 2 inches above other end to form 1 leaf and stem of shamrock.

  5. Shape remaining ropes into loops; attached 1 on either side of first loop near stem. Cover, let rise about 30 minutes or until nearly double.

  6. Combine egg white and water; brush over shamrock. Sprinkle with green Sugar.

  7. Bake in a 350°C oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until bread sounds hollow when lightly tapped. Remove to a wire rack; cool 1 hour. Store in refrigerator.