Oatmeal Cherry Braid

== Ingredients ==
* ½ cup oatmeal
* 1 cup hot water
* ½ tsp salt
* 1½ tbsp butter
* 1 pack yeast
* ¼ cup water
* 1½ tsp sugar
* ⅓ cup brown sugar
* 2½ cup flour
* ½ Homemade Cherry Pie Filling
* 1 tsp fresh lemon peel
* ½ cup confectioner's sugar
* 2 tsp milk
* ¼ tsp vanilla
== Directions ==
# Stir oatmeal into hot water.
# Add salt and butter; cool to lukewarm.
# Dissolve yeast in warm water, stir in 1 ½ teaspoons sugar until dissolved.
# When yeast mixture starts to bubble, add to oatmeal mixture.
# Stir in brown sugar and enough flour to make a stiff dough.
# Knead until smooth and satiny.
# Cover and let rise until double.
# Punch down dough, divide in half.
# Roll one portion into a rectangle.
# Place on lightly greased baking sheet. 
# Spread cherry pie filling (using only ½ of entire recipe for both braids) down center of dough. 
# Sprinkle with ½ teaspoon lemon peel.
# Cut 1-inch strips on each side of filling to within ½ inch of filling.
# Starting with top right strip, overlap dough over filling, working right to left, pinching lightly to seal.
# Let rise until almost doubled.
# Bake at 350°F for 20 to 25 minutes.
# While braid is still warm, frost with glaze of confectioner's sugar, milk and vanilla.
# Repeat with remaining dough.
Category:Dessert loaf Recipes