Nutella Bread

Merry Christmas Eve!! 

The busyness of the Christmas season has finally started to subside for me - the cookies have been decorated, the cakes delivered and the meals prepped.  I feel like I finally have time to take a deep breath and soak in all that the season has to offer.  

I baked a sweet Christmas bread this week to take to a Christmas dinner with friends.  It was really delicious and the powdered sugar made it looked like it had been covered in snow.  I don't quite have the twisting technique down yet but that just means that I'll have to make it more often to perfect it.  

Nutella Bread

• 1 package (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast
• 1/4 cup warm water (110° to 115°)
• 3/4 cup warm whole milk (110° to 115°)
• 1 large egg
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3-1/4 to 3-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup nutella spread​
• Confectioners' sugar

Dissolve yeast in warm water until foamy. 

In another bowl, combine milk, egg, butter, sugar and salt; add yeast mixture and 3 cups flour. Beat on medium speed until smooth, about 1 minute. 

Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.  Placed in a greased bowl, cover and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour. 

​Punch down dough. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide into four portions. Roll one portion into a 12-in. circle. 

​Spread with 1/3 of of nutella.  

Repeat 2 more times.  Finish with a dough circle.  Place a 2 1/2" circle in center of dough.  Cut 16 slices to the center of glass.  

Twist each triangle two times - alternating directions.  Cover and let rise 1 hour. 

Bake 18 minutes at 375. 

Dust with powdered sugar. 

The original recipe called for a raspberry jam filling but I thought that nutella would make an equally good bread.  (And I had a half jar of nutella that I had to use up.)   I would like to try this bread again with the raspberry.  And maybe a lemon version? 

I hope that you all have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Ciao!

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