Blackberry Pastry Bread
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Cooking:
1 hour
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Servings per container:
18
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Ingredients for - Blackberry Pastry Bread

1. Warm milk (110 to 115 degrees F) - ½ cup
2. White sugar - 1 tablespoon
3. Active dry yeast - 1 (.25 ounce) package
4. Egg yolks - 3
5. Whipping cream - 1 cup
6. All-purpose flour - 3 ½ cups
7. White sugar - ¼ cup
8. Salt - 1 teaspoon
9. Butter, chilled - ½ cup
10. Blackberries - 1 cup
11. White sugar, or to taste - 2 tablespoons
12. Confectioner's sugar, for dusting - 1 tablespoon

How to cook deliciously - Blackberry Pastry Bread

1. Stage

Combine the milk, 1 tablespoon sugar, and the yeast in a large bowl; stir the egg yolks and whipping cream into the milk mixture. Allow to rest for 10 minutes.

2. Stage

Whisk together the flour, 1/4 cup of sugar, and salt in a mixing bowl. Cut in the cold butter with a knife or pastry blender until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs. (This can also be done in a food processor: pulse the cold butter or shortening until it's the size of small peas. Turn mixture into a bowl and proceed.) Stir in yeast mixture until combined. Cover bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4 hours.

3. Stage

Turn dough onto a lightly floured board. Divide the dough into three portions and shape them into balls. Toss blackberries with sugar.

4. Stage

Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease a baking sheet.

5. Stage

Roll each ball out to a 9x12-inch rectangle. Spoon blackberries evenly onto the center third of each rectangle, width-wise. Using a knife, cut about 9 slanting lines along each side approximately 1 inch apart. Create a braid by folding alternating strips from each side, overlapping the berries. Place the pastry braid onto the prepared baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining two portions. Cover with a light cloth and let rise in a warm place (80 to 95 degrees F (27 to 35 degrees C)) until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.

6. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, 25 to 30 minutes. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar before serving.