Blueberry Breakfast Braid

Total Time: 2 hrs 35 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 5 -5 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 (1/4 ounce) envelopes rapid-rise yeast
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 1/2 cup butter
• 2 large eggs
• 1 cup fresh blueberries (or frozen)
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup water
• 3 tablespoons cornstarch (dissolved in 3 tbsp water)
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tablespoon milk (mix with egg yolk for "egg mixture")

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, sugar, yeast, salt and cinnamon.
• 2 heat milk, orange juice, and butter until very warm (in microwave) and stir into dry ingredients.
• 3 beat 2 minutes at medium speed of mixer.
• 4 add eggs and 1 cup flour; beat 2 minutes at high speed.
• 5 stir in remaining flour to make a soft dough.
• 6 knead on lightly floured surface 8 to 10 minutes.
• 7 cover; let rest for 10 minutes.
• 8 divide dough in half, then divide each half into 3 pieces.
• 9 roll each to 20x6 inch rectangle.
• 10 spread filling evenly on each rectangle.
• 11 begin at long end and roll up like jelly roll.
• 12 pinch seams to form ropes.
• 13 braid; cover and let rise for 1 hour.
• 14 brush with egg mixture and bake at 350 for 30 to 35 minutes.
• 15 for blueberry filling: combine first 3 ingredients in medium saucepan, bring to a boil over medium heat. cook 20 minutes, stir, until very thick. stir in cornstarch; cook 5 minutes, stir. let cool.