Braided Orange-Currant Coffeecake

by the Editors of Easy Home Cooking Magazine

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Braided Orange-Currant Coffeecake
Yield: Makes 6 servings
Ingredients:
3
cups all-purpose flour, divided

3/4
teaspoon salt

1
package quick-rise active dry yeast

1
cup unsweetened orange juice

1
tablespoon butter, melted

1
teaspoon grated orange peel

1/2
cup currants or chopped raisins

1
egg

1
teaspoon cold water

Whipped butter (optional)

No-sugar-added orange marmalade fruit spread (optional)



Preparation:
1.
Combine 2 cups flour, salt and yeast in large bowl of electric mixer. Heat orange juice to 130°F. Add to flour mixture along with butter and orange peel. Beat on medium speed with electric mixer fitted with dough hook.* Add only enough of the remaining 1 cup flour to make a soft dough; continue to beat dough until smooth and elastic, about 3 minutes. Transfer to lightly floured surface; knead in currants. Roll out dough to 13X6-inch rectangle. Starting at one short end, cut dough lengthwise into three equal strips, leaving dough attached 1 inch from opposite short end. Braid strips together; press braided ends together to seal. Place on greased cookie sheet; cover with greased waxed paper. Let rise in warm place until doubled in volume, about 20 minutes.
*Dough may be kneaded by hand on lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes.

2.
Preheat oven to 450°F. Bake coffeecake 13 minutes. Beat egg with water; brush over coffeecake. Return coffeecake to oven; continue baking 3 to 5 minutes or until deep golden brown. Cool on wire rack. Serve warm or at room temperature with butter and marmalade, if desired.


Note: Leftover cheesecake can be sliced, toasted and served with whipped cream cheese or made into French toast and served with no-sugar-added pourable fruit.

Nutritional Information:
Serving Size:
Fiber 3 g
Carbohydrate 61 g
Cholesterol 41 mg
Saturated Fat 2 g
Total Fat 4 g
Calories from Fat 10 %
Calories 314
Protein 9 g
Sodium 325 mg
Dietary Exchange:
Fat 1/2
Starch 4


This recipe appears in: Coffeecakes