Sugar Plum Bread With Homemade Butter

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 cup warm water
• 1 (8 g) package yeast
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 6 cups flour, divided
• 4 eggs
• 1 cup raisins
• 3/4 cup candied fruit
• 1/3 cup slivered almonds
• 1/2 cup icing sugar
• 1 tablespoon hot water
• 2 cups whipping cream

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, dissolve 1 tsp sugar in warm water.
• 2 sprinkle in yeast and let stand 10 minutes then stir well.
• 3 add 1/2 cup sugar, butter, salt and 2 cups flour. beat for 2 minutes.
• 4 add 2 more cups flour and eggs. beat 3 minutes.
• 5 stir in remaining flour. you should have a soft dough. knead for 8 minutes. place in a lightly greased bowl. cover with greased paper and a towel.
• 6 let rise for 2 hours in a warm oven.
• 7 punch down. knead in fruit and nuts. shape into 2 balls.
• 8 place in greased 8â€? cake pans. cover with a towel and let rise for 1-1/2 hours. bake for 45 - 50 minutes at 350°.
• 9 remove from pans at once. drizzle with glaze.
• 10 glaze: mix sugar and water together. if too stiff, add more water by drops.
• 11 butter: in a glass jar, shake the whipping cream until butter forms. drain and chill until ready to use.