Abm Raisin, Date & Nut Bread Wreath

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 3/4 cups flour
• 2/3 cup milk
• 3 tablespoons light brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 egg
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 1/2 teaspoons yeast
• 1/2 cup raisins
• 1/2 cup chopped dates
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Recipe

• 1 heat milk in microwave for 2 minutes.
• 2 add butter to milk and stir until melted.
• 3 add egg to milk and stir until mixed.
• 4 put flour, brown sugar, salt, nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger, vanilla and egg in bread pan. add milk mixture and yeast to bread pan per manufacturer's directions.
• 5 start bread machine on dough cycle.
• 6 remove dough and roll out into a 6x24-inch sheet.
• 7 spread raisins, dates and nuts onto dough leaving about an inch on the edges.
• 8 add more if needed.
• 9 peel long edge up and roll up dough, making long roll.
• 10 pinch edges to seal.
• 11 lay with edge down into a circle.
• 12 let rise covered with cloth in a slightly warmed oven for 30 minutes.
• 13 optional: i use an egg wash to give the bread a more golden shiny look.
• 14 also i might put slight cuts in the dough to give it texture.
• 15 bake in 350°f oven for 22 minutes.