Amaretto Bread (bread Machine)

Total Time: 3 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 3/4 cup whole almond
• 1 cup commercial eggnog
• 1 tablespoon commercial eggnog
• 1/4 cup amaretto liqueur
• 2 large egg yolks
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, cut into small pieces (or almond oil)
• 3 cups bread flour
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon gluten
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• 2 1/2 teaspoons rapid rise yeast (or 1 t. bread machine yeast)
• 1 cup blanched almond
• 1 1/4 cups confectioner's sugar

Recipe

• 1 to make the almond confectioner's sugar: place the nuts in the workbowl of a food processor with half of the confectioner's sugar; process until finely ground and fluffy.
• 2 add the rest of the sugar and process until a fine powder is created; use for dusting holiday breads and sweet rolls; you will need 1/4 cup for this recipe.
• 3 preheat the oven to 350°; coarsely chop the almonds and spread them evenly on a clean baking sheet.
• 4 bake until lightly toasted, about 5-7 minutes; remove from the oven and let cool.
• 5 place the ingredients, except the almonds, in the pan according to the order in the manufacturer's directions.
• 6 set crust on medium and program for the basic cycle; press start.
• 7 when the machine beeps, or between knead 1 and knead 2, add the almonds.
• 8 touch and press the dough with your fingers; it should be soft and pliable.
• 9 when the baking cycle ends, immediately remove the bread from the pan and place it on a rack.
• 10 let cool to room temperature; then dust with almond confectioner's sugar before slicing.