Sour Cream Bread

(Courtesy of Better Homes and Gardens)

Ingredients:
2 1/4- 2 3/4 c. all-purpose flour
1 pkg. active dry yeast
1/2 c. sour cream
1/4 c. sugar
1/4 c. water
1/4 c. butter or margarine
1/2 tsp. salt
1 egg, beaten
1/2 c. (4 oz.) cream cheese, softened
1/3 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
ICING:
1 c. sifted powdered sugar
1 Tbsp. milk
1/4 tsp. vanilla

Directions:
In a large mixing bowl, stir together 1 c. flour and yeast.  In a medium saucepan heat and stir sour cream, 1/4 c. sugar, water, butter or margarine and salt just until warm (120-130 degrees) and butter almost melts.  Add sour cream mixture to flour mixture along with the egg.  Beat with electric mixer on low to medium speed 30 seconds, scraping bowl constantly.  Beat on high speed 3 minutes.  Using a wooden spoon, stir in as much of the remaining flour as you can.

Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface.  Knead in enough of the remaining flour to make a moderately soft dough that is smooth and elastic (3-5 minutes total).  Shape dough into a ball.  Place dough in a lightly greased bowl; turn once.  Cover and let rise in a warm place until double in size (about 1 hour).

Punch dough down.  Turn out onto a lightly floured surface; cover and let rise for 10 minutes.  Meanwhile, for filling, in a small mixing bowl stir together cream cheese, the 1/3 c. sugar and vanilla; set aside.  Lightly grease a baking sheet; set aside.

On a lightly floured surface, roll dough into a 14x10 inch rectangle.  Spread filling evenly over dough to within 1/2 inch of edges.  Roll up jell-roll style, starting from a long side.  Seal seam.  Place, seam down, on prepared baking sheet.  Make 1/4 inch deep cuts across top of loaf at 2 inch intervals.  Cover; let rise in warm place for 30 minutes.  Bake in a 350 degree oven for 30-35 minutes or until golden.  If necessary, cover with foil the last 15 minutes of baking to prevent overbrowning.  Cool slightly on a wire rack. 

In a bowl, mix icing ingredients together.  Stir in additional milk, 1 tsp. at a time, until the icing is easy to drizzle.

Drizzle icing over the bread.  Serve with fresh fruit, if desired.

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