Christmas Jewel Canes

Submitted by laursy

"This is the Christmas morning fruit bread that I make every year for my family. It makes 2 large or 3 small canes and if you do not ice them - they can be frozen for later use. Christmas is not the same without this treat."

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Ready In:: 1hr 50mins
Ingredients:: 17
Serves:: 24

ingredients

Filling
1 cup maraschino cherry, chopped and drained
1 ¹⁄₂ cups mixed candied fruit, with peel
³⁄₄ cup slivered almonds
1 cup mincemeat
1 cup raisins or 1 cup currants
Dough
1 teaspoon sugar
¹⁄₂ cup warm water
2 (8 g) envelopes fast rising yeast
1 ¹⁄₄ cups sour milk or 1 1/4 cups buttermilk
2 eggs
¹⁄₂ cup sugar
¹⁄₂ cup margarine
6 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
2 teaspoons salt
Glaze
2 cups icing sugar
2 tablespoons water

directions

COMBINE filling ingredients and set aside.
DISSOLVE 1tsp sugar in warm water. Add yeast and let stand 10 minutes; stir well.
ADD sour milk, eggs, sugar, margarine and half the flour combined with baking powder and salt. Beat vigorously until batter is smooth and elastic. Add enough flour to make a soft dough.
TURN OUT onto lightly foured board and knead until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes.
DIVIDE dough into either 2 or 3 parts. Roll one part into rectangle. Place rectangle on a greased baking sheet. Spread 1/2 or 1/3 of the filling down the centre of the rectangle. Cut dough on each side into 2 inch strips. Fold strips over filling alernating sides. Stretch dough and shape into cane.
REPEAT the same method with the remaining pieces.
COVER with towel and let rise in warm place until doubled in bulk, 45 - 60 minutes.
BAKE at 375 degrees for 18 -20 minutes. Remove from baking sheet and cool on racks.
DECORATE canes with glaze. I usually cut half red cherries and quarter green ones to make berries on the top of the cane.

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laursy

I have been a recipe collector for years and years now and have thousands of tried and true favorites. I also have thousands I have never even tried and more that I would never try. I am even compiling my own cookbooks for some later date. I used to own my own restaurant and between my Mom and I did all the baking for it. I am now the owner of a very busy motel and have a breakfast room with all homemade muffins and breads. I am interested in anything unusual that I might serve to my customers. My favorite recipe book definately is "The American Woman's Cookbook" published in 1938 for the first time. It has the best recipes I have ever found - until I got a computer.

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