Cardamom and Orange Pull-Apart Bread #Improv Recipe

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/3 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 tablespoon freshly grated orange peel
• 2 ¼ teaspoons instant yeast
• 3-3 ½ C flour
• 1 t. salt
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• Filling:
• 3 tablespoons butter, melted
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon cardamom
• Frosting:
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
• 2 tablespoons cream cheese, softened
• 1 cup powdered sugar
• 2-3 tablespoons orange juice
• ½ teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon freshly grated orange peel
• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.; grease a large loaf pan (9").
• Heat the milk, butter, sugar, vanilla, and orange peel over
• medium/low heat until the butter begins to melt and the sugar is dissolved. Transfer
• to the bowl of a stand mixer and allow it to cool to 115 degrees F. (bathwater
• warm). Whisk the yeast into the milk mixture and let it stand for 5-10 minutes,
• or until it starts to foam.
• In the mean time, whisk together 3 cups of the flour and the
• salt in a large bowl. Add the eggs and
• the flour mixture to the yeast mixture and, using the paddle attachment, beat
• for about 2 minutes, or until the mixture is shaggy. Switch the paddle out for the
• dough hook and continue to knead the dough, adding additional flour as needed,
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