Breakfast

Lucia Bread is for Breakfast, Dessert.

Lucia Bread takes several minutes to prepare.

Lucia Bread takes 5 minutes to cook.

Lucia Bread makes 30 servings.

The ingredients for Lucia Bread are:

11 T. butter
6 c. flour
2/3 c. sugar
3 pkg. dry yeast or 1 2/3 oz. fresh yeast
2 c. milk
1 gr. saffron -OR- 1/2 t. cardamom, 15 drops yellow food color
1/2 t. salt
1/2 c. raisins
1 egg

Here is how you make Lucia Bread:

Grind saffron with a little sugar in a mortar and pestle. Melt butter, add milk and heat to 130? (too hot to keep your finger in), add salt and saffron. Mix dry ingredients and gradually add the hot milk mixture. Knead the dough. Place in a greased bowl, cover with a damp cloth and let rise 30 minutes. Knead again. Divide the dough into 30 parts. Roll into traditional shapes, add raisin decoration and place on a greased sheet. Let rise 30 minutes. Brush with beaten egg. Bake 5 minutes at 450?.Serving Size: makes 30Number of Servings: 30Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DONNAGENZMER.

The nutritional information for Lucia Bread is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 30
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 170.7

• Total Fat: 4.8 g
• Cholesterol: 18.4 mg
• Sodium: 50.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 28.3 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.9 g
• Protein: 3.6 g