Public Recipe
Spiced Holiday Bread
Shared on 7/10/2025
Soak dried fruit in rum or juice for extra flavor. Decorate with icing drizzle. Makes excellent gift bread
Prep Time
40 minutes
Bake Time
45 minutes
Difficulty
intermediate
Yield
2 loaves
enriched
holiday bread
Ingredients
- Bread Flour: 800g (6 1/2 cups)
- Milk: 360ml (1 1/2 cups), warm
- Active Dry Yeast: 14g (4 tsp)
- Honey: 120g (1/3 cup)
- Butter: 150g (2/3 cup), softened
- Eggs: 3 + 1 for wash
- Salt: 15g (1 tbsp)
- Cinnamon: 2 tsp
- Nutmeg: 1 tsp
- Cardamom: 1/2 tsp
- Dried Fruit: 200g (1 1/3 cups)
Instructions
1
Activate yeast in warm milk with honey
2
Mix dry ingredients and spices
3
Combine wet ingredients
4
Knead 10-12 min until smooth
5
Rise 1.5 hours until doubled
6
Punch down, add dried fruit
7
Divide, shape into loaves
8
Proof 45-60 min
9
Brush with egg wash
10
Bake at 350°F (175°C) 40-45 min
11
Cool completely
Equipment
- two 9x5-inch loaf pans
Baker's Notes
Soak dried fruit in rum or juice for extra flavor. Decorate with icing drizzle. Makes excellent gift bread
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