Instructions: Note 1: scant Tbsp, OR or regular instant yeast

MIXER METHOD: Kitchen Aid

Using paddle attachment, mix all dough ingredients, except salt and water in mixing bowl. With mixer running on #1 slowly pour in enough water to make a nice slack dough. Stop machine, cover and allow dough to rest 20 minutes. Switching to dough hook, add the salt and knead the dough until a soft dough forms. I knead for 3 minutes, shut off machine for 2 minutes, knead again 2-3 minutes, rest dough another minute or two, then knead by hand a few minutes. (you want a very supple dough). Add a tad more water or flour during the kneading process, if necessary. Cover, to rise 1 1/2 hours.

Punch down, roll out in a 8" x 24" rectangle. [brush on a mixture of beaten whole egg and a little water over the rolled out dough - optional]. Mix filling and spread on the dough, leaving a 1" border on all sides. Roll dough up starting with the short edge. Pinch ends closed, fit it, seam- side down into a lightly greased 8 1/2" x 4 1/2" bread pan. Cover, to rise about 2 hours, or till its crowned a scant 1" above the rim.

Paint on the egg glaze just before placing loaf in oven.

Bake in a preheated 350F oven for 40-45 minutes, tenting lightly after 20 minutes. Remove from pan, smear with soft butter, if desired, and allow to cool on wire rack. [Required almost a hour to bake to 190F.

YIELD: 1 loaf (1 lb 10 oz)

Notes are based upon the first attempt at this recipe 09/05/00 Date Tested: 09/05/00; 09/07; 09/11

Results: Delicious, but large spaces between the swirls. Bread falls apart because of this.

Ingredients: Measured out 1/2 cup for the water, added 1/2 cup sourdough starter to replace the full cup of water.Used all of the flour, but only 3 3/4 oz water. Still could have been a tad slacker.

To the filling mixture added freshly ground mace and cardamon, plus 1/2 tsp orange oil.

Rolled out the dough too wide; had to scrunch it together to make it fit the pan.

Glazed loaf with beaten Egg Beaters and a little water. Smeared on soft margarine after baking.

Method: Kitchen Aid - My regular method.

1st rise: 1 1/2 hours
2nd rise: 1 hour
Baking: 60 minutes

Comments: Nice dough to work with. If you spray your work surface with vegetable oil before rolling out the dough, it will be easier to roll. I used a tiny plastic spatula to smear on the filling.

Other Notes: Bakers Cinnamon Filling # 3037. Ingredients: Sugar, spray dried shortening, cinnamon, Instant Clearjel, natural butter flavor, available from King Arthur Flour Co.

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