Lucia Bread | Oregonian Recipes

Lucia Bread | Oregonian Recipes

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Scandinavians have taken to heart the Italian Santa Lucia. Legend has it that she appeared in Sweden in the dead of night on Dec. 13, 1764, dressed in white ...

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Ingredients

  • 4-1/2 teaspoons (or two envelopes) dry yeast
  • 2 cups whole milk, lukewarm (110 to 115 degrees)
  • 1/2 teaspoon saffron threads
  • 3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
  • 8 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for kneading
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup superfine (baker's) sugar
  • 3/4 cup raisins, plus more for decoration
  • 1 egg, beaten

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