Almond and Orange Pull-Apart Bread
 
 
Makes 1 9"x5" loaf
Ingredients
Dough:
  • ¼ cup water
  • 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
  • ¼ cup sugar, divided
  • ¼ cup whole milk lemon yogurt
  • 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
  • 2 eggs
  • 2¾-3 cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
Filling:
  • ½ cup sugar
  • finely grated zest of 2 oranges
  • ½ cup sliced almonds
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
Instructions
Make the dough:
  1. In a large bowl, heat water until warm - about 30 seconds in the microwave should do. Add the yeast and 1 teaspoon sugar. Whisk together until thoroughly combined and let sit until foamy, about 10 minutes.
  2. Add the remaining sugar, yogurt, butter, eggs, 2¾ cups flour and salt to the yeast mixture and stir to combine. Continue adding flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, until dough comes together to form a shaggy ball; it should be tacky but not sticky. Then knead the dough by hand (or with a dough hook attachment) until it’s smooth and elastic - this will take about 10 minutes (or less if using a stand mixer). Shape dough into a ball and place in a lightly oiled bowl, cover and let it rise until doubled in size, 1-2 hours.
Make the filling:
  1. While the dough rises, combine the sugar and orange zest. Add the sliced almonds and stir to combine. Set aside.
Shape and bake the loaf:
  1. Grease a 9"x5" loaf pan or pullman loaf pan (for a loaf with perfectly straight sides).
  2. After the dough has risen, turn it out onto a lightly floured work surface. Roll out dough to a 24"x12" rectangle.
  3. Spread the butter over the dough in an even layer. Sprinkle the filling over the butter.
  4. Using a sharp knife or bench scraper, cut dough lengthwise into 6 equal-sized strips. Stack the strips on top of one another and cut the stack into 6 equal-sized pieces.
  5. Layer the dough stacks, cut sides up, neatly in the loaf pan. It helps to tilt the loaf pan a bit to keep your stacks from folding over on themselves.
  6. Cover loaf with a clean kitchen towel and let rise until doubled in size, about 30 minutes.
  7. About 15 minutes before dough has finished rising, preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  8. Bake for 40-45 minutes until golden brown. If the top of the loaf gets too brown before it is done baking, cover loosely with foil.
  9. Remove pan from the oven and turn out bread onto a wire rack. Let cool slightly before serving.
Recipe by Two of a Kind at http://www.twoofakindcooks.com/almond-and-orange-pull-apart-bread/