Holiday Bread
Holiday Bread - delicious homemade holiday bread recipe loaded with pecans and dried fruits. This bread is all you need for holidays.
Servings: 16 people
Calories: 144kcal
Ingredients
- 2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup cold unsalted butter
- 1 cup part-skim ricotta cheese
- 1 cup dried tart cherries or other dried fruit
- 1/3 cup pecans
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon grated fresh lemon peel
- 2 large eggs
- powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F (150°C). Grease a large cookie sheet. In a large bowl, stir together flour, sugar, baking powder, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. With a pastry blender or using two knives scissors-fashion, cut in butter until the mixture resembles fine crumbs. Stir in ricotta, dried cherries, pecans, vanilla, lemon peel, and eggs until well combined.
- Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. With floured hands, gently knead dough two or three times to blend. With floured rolling pin, roll dough into 10" by 8" (20cm) oval. Fold the oval lengthwise, bringing the top half over so that the bottom of the dough extends by about 1 inch (2.5cm).
- Place the dough on the prepared cookie sheet. Bake 55 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Transfer the dough to wire rack; cool completely. Sprinkle with powdered sugar to coat just before serving, if you like.
Nutrition
Serving: 16people | Calories: 144kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 40mg | Sodium: 65mg | Sugar: 10g