Recipe: Maraschino Cherry and Pecan Bread (bread machine) and Bear Claws - Some recipes for dearest Judy!

Maraschino Cherry and Pecan Bread (bread machine)

1 1/8 cups water
3 cups bread flour
1 1/2 tablespoons dry milk
2 tablespoons sugar
1 1/4 teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon butter
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup maraschino cherries whole
1/4 cup sunflower seeds
1/4 cup pecan halves chopped
1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
3 teaspoons bread machine yeast

Drain cherries well on a paper towel. Then place all ingredients in your machines pan in the order specified by your machines manufacturer.

Select the Basic/White cycle and if needed turn on the add-ingredients function. Then press start. When the machine beeps add the fruit and nuts.
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Bear Claws

4 tablespoons Sugar
8 ounces Maraschino cherries
2 tablespoons Butter or margarine melted
3/4 cup Pitted dates chopped
1 Egg yolk
3/4 cup Dark raisins
2 tablespoons Water
1 tsp Grated lemon peel
1/3 c Walnuts chopped
1/2 c Walnuts chopped

SWEET RICH DOUGH
3/4 c Milk
1/2 c Warm water
1/2 c Sugar
2 pkg Dry yeast
2 tsp Salt
1 Egg
1/2 c Butter or margarine
4 c Flour unsifted

Scald milk, stir in sugar, salt, butter and cool to lukewarm. Combine water and yeast in a large bowl, stir until dossolved. Beat in milk mixture and egg. Add half the flour, beat until smooth. Stir in remaining flour to make a stiff batter. Add more flour if necessary.

Cover tightly and refrigerate dough at least 2 hours. It may be refrigerated up to 3 days. Divide dough in half. On a lightly floured roll out one half to a 9x18" rectangle. Brush with half the melted butter. sprinkle half the cherry mixture over dough, pat lightly. Starting
with an 18" edge, folk 1/3 of dough to center. Then fold over remaining 1/3 of dough to make a 3-layer strip. Pinch to seal edges. cut each strip into 8 sections. Make 4 slases through a cut edge of each section.

Place on a greased baking sheet, and shape into bear claws by separating the slashes. Repeat using remaining dough and cherry mixture. Blend yolk and water, brush onto rolls.
Sprinkle with remaining 1/3 cup nuts and 2 T sugar. Let rise about 10 minutes, and bake until golden brown.

CHERRY MIXTURE: Make this recipe while the Sweet Rich Dough is rising. Drain and chop cherries, drain again
on paper towels. Combine chopped cherries, dates, raisins, lemon peel, the 1/2 c walnuts, and 2 T sugar.

Source: Prize Winning Recipes from The State Fair of Texas, 1976.