Filling:
- 1/4 cup Softned butter or margarine
- 1/4 cup Flour
- 2 tablespoons Sugar
- 1 3 oz container red glace cherries
- 1 3 oz container green glace cherries
- 1 3.5 container candied
- Lemon peel
- 1 teaspoon Almond extract
- 1 2 oz pkg slivered almonds
Dissolve yeast in warm water and blend in warm milk, sugar, butter
and
salt and eggs. Gradually beat in flour to form a soft dough. Gather
dough
into a ball and knead until smooth about 5 to 7 minutes. Place
dough in
large greased bowl and cover and let rise in a warm place until
doubled
about 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
Meanwhile make filling:Cream butter, flour and sugar and stir
in remaining
ingredients and chill.
Punch down dough and roll out to a 10 x
30 inch
rectangle.Sprinkle filling on dough to within 1 inch from edges.roll
up
dough lenghtwise securing edges with a little water and pinch
firmly.Cut
roll in half lengthwise; turn halves cut side up.Loosly braid
the two
halves keeping cut side up. transfer to baking sheet and form
into a
circle, securing ends and pinching together to seal.
Bake 350
for 20 to 25
minutes or until golden; transfer to rack to cool.
Frost with a powdered sugar frosting.