Squash Braid Recipe

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THIS should be called "You Can't Have Just One Slice Bread." My friend gave me this recipe when I first started making bread. It's golden on the outside and the inside - beautiful and colorful besides being so delicious. I love to bake it in the fall. It blends in with every menu that includes the produce of that season. -Amy Martin, Waddell, Arizona

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Squash Braid Recipe
  • Prep: 25 min. + rising Bake: 20 min.
  • Yield: 16 Servings
25 20 45

Ingredients

  • 1 package (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast
  • 2 tablespoons warm water (110° to 115°)
  • 1 cup mashed cooked butternut squash
  • 1/3 cup warm milk (110° to 115°)
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 1 egg
  • 3 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 3 to 3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • GLAZE:
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • 1 tablespoon water

Directions

  • In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in water. In a bowl, combine squash, milk, butter, egg, brown sugar and salt; mix well. Add yeast mixture and 1-1/2 cups flour; mix well. Add enough remaining flour to form a soft dough. Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Punch dough down. Divide into thirds; roll each third into a 18-in. rope. Place on a greased baking sheet. Braid ropes together; pinch ends. Cover and let rise until nearly doubled, about 30 minutes. Combine glaze ingredients; brush over braid. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pan and cool on a wire rack. Yield: 1 loaf.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 slice) equals 140 calories, 4 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 35 mg cholesterol, 78 mg sodium, 22 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 4 g protein.

Originally published as Squash Braid in Reminisce September/October 1997, p49

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Reviewed on Dec. 03, 2011 by Spiffy64

This was very good bread. I especially enjoyed it warm with butter. It is really quite a pretty bread with it's bright yellow color. It does tend to dry out after a day...

Reviewed on Oct. 16, 2011 by s_pants

I made the dough in my bread machine and it came out so tender and delicious! Even people who don't like squash liked it.

Reviewed on Mar. 27, 2008 by Leslee V

My family and I love this moist tender bread.

We usaully substitute canned yams for squash. Squash bread is a Thanksgiving

must for us.

 
 

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