Nell B. Nichols

Date Braid

Preparation info
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Farm Journal’s Country Cookbook
Farm Journal’s Country Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1972

  • About

Filling peeks through slits in loaf

Ingredients

  • ⅓ of Classic Sweet Dough
  • 2 c. Date Filling

Method

  • Roll dough into a 14 X 8″ rectangle. Place on greased baking sheet.
  • Reserve ¼ c. Date Filling. Spread remaining filling in 3″ strip lengthwise on center of rectangle. At each side of filling cut from edge of dough to filling at 2″ intervals. You will have 7 strips on each side.
  • Bring strips from opposite sides to center, crossing them and then tucking i