Christmas Tree Twists Recipe

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Red and green colored sugar peeks our from the twisted "branches" of these lovely loaves. You can have your family enjoy one and give the other as a gift.

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Christmas Tree Twists Recipe
  • Prep: 30 min. + rising Bake: 15 min.
  • Yield: 28 Servings
30 15 45

Ingredients

  • 2-3/4 to 3-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 package (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 1/4 cup shortening
  • 1 egg
  • 2 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 1 tablespoon red colored sugar
  • 1 tablespoon green colored sugar

Directions

  • In a large bowl, combine 1-1/2 cups flour, sugar, yeast, salt and baking soda. In a small saucepan, heat buttermilk and shortening to 120°-130°. Add to dry ingredients; beat just until moistened. Add eggs; beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough (dough will be sticky).
  • Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Cover and let rest for 10 minutes. Divide dough in half. Roll each into a 14-in. x 3-in. rectangles; pinch seam to seal. Cut each into fourteen 3-in. x 1-in. strips.
  • Beginning with the red-sugared strips, twist each strip several times. On a greased baking sheet, arrange strips in a tree shape by placing pinched edge of a strip in the top center of baking sheet and fanning out rounded end, allowing filling to show.
  • Use six strips of dough on one side and seven strips on other side. Pinch dough in center to join. Use remaining strip for tree trunk. Repeat with green-sugared strips. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
  • Bake at 375° for 15-20 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool. Yield: 2 loaves (28 slices each).

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 85 calories, 3 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 10 mg cholesterol, 116 mg sodium, 13 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Christmas Tree Twists in Best of Country Breads , p84

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