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Saffron and Golden Raisin Breakfast Bread

Put your bread machine to work mixing this dough. We liked the bread best sliced and toasted
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Equipment

  • bread machine

Ingredients

Makes 1 Loaf

Prep: 7 min., Stand: 5 min., Rise: 1 hr., Bake: 32 min.

  • ¼ teaspoon saffron threads
  • 2 teaspoons warm water
  • 3 egg yolks divided
  • ¾ cup warm water 75° to 85°
  • 2 tablespoons butter softened
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 12-ounce package bread machine country white bread mix
  • ½ cup golden raisins
  • ½ cup chopped walnuts
  • 1 tablespoon water
  • Turbinado sugar

Instructions

  • Combine saffron and 2 teaspoons water in a small bowl; let stand 5 minutes.
  • Place saffron mixture, 2 egg yolks, ¾ cup warm water, and next 5 ingredients, including yeast packet from bread mix, in a bread machine.
  • Set bread machine to “dough” setting according to maufacturer’s instructions; start machine.
  • When dough cycle is complete, turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface, and knead several times.
  • Form dough into a loaf, and place in a greased 9- x 5-inch loaf pan.
  • Let dough rise in a warm place (85°), free from drafts, for 1 hour or until doubled in bulk.
  • Combine remaining egg yolk with 1 tablespoon water.
  • Brush tops of loaves with egg wash, and sprinkle with turbinado sugar.
  • Bake at 350° for 32 minutes or until golden.
  • Remove from pan, and cool completely on a wire rack.

Notes & Wine Advice

For testing purposes only, we used Fleischmann’s Bread Machine Country White Bread Mix.
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Course; Bread / Bread Machine