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Sig's Plaited Fruit Bread.

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To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few ingredients. You can cook sig's plaited fruit bread using 17 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Sig's Plaited Fruit Bread:

1. {Get of plaited bread.
2. {Take 1 tbsp of activ dry yeast.
3. {Make ready 65 ml of each of lukewarm water and lukewarm milk.
4. {Make ready 55 grams of caster sugar (extra fine sugar).
5. {Take 1 of egg.
6. {Take 1/2 tsp of salt.
7. {Take 55 grams of butter at room temperature.
8. {Take 500 grams of plain white flour.
9. {Get 1 of extra egg beaten with two teaspoons of water for glazing (optional).
10. {Take of filling.
11. {Take 200 grams of cooked and stoned prunes or dried apricots(these apricots don't need cooking, just soak in hot black tea, discard the liquid).
12. {Make ready 1 tsp of grated orange rind.
13. {Prepare 2 tsp of grated lemon rind.
14. {Get 1/4 tsp of freshly grated nutmeg.
15. {Make ready 45 grams of butter, melted.
16. {Take 55 grams of very finely chopped almonds or walnuts.
17. {Prepare 2 tbsp of caster sugar.

Steps to make Sig's Plaited Fruit Bread:

1. In a large bowl combine the yeast and lukewarm water, stir and leave for at good 15 minutes.
2. Stir in the milk, sugar,salt, egg and soft butter. Slowly add 350 gr of the flour to make a soft dough.Transfer to a floured surface and add more flour as you need it to obtain a smooth and elastic dough.
3. Put into a clean bowl, cover and stand in a warm area leave to rise for 1 and1/2 hours.
4. To make the filling add all ingredients. Work into a rough to smooth paste. set aside.
5. Grease your baking sheet.Punch down the dough and transfer to a lightly floured surface. knead briefly and roll into a 15 -10 inch rectangle and carefully lift to baking sheet not to loose shape.
6. Spread the filling into the center, with a sharp knife cut 10 strips at an angle on either side, careful to cut just to the filling.
7. Fold up the end. neatly and fold the strips alternating, fold excess dough underneath at the end.Cover loosely with a tea towel and leave to rise in a warm place until doubled in size.
8. Preheat oven to 190 C / 385°F. Brush with the glaze bake until browned, about 30 minutes. transfer to a rack and cool.Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon..

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