Christmas Wreath Bread

For the Dough

• 1 cup (250 ml) milk
• 3½ tablespoons (50

First make the dough. In a saucepan, heat the milk until just below boiling, then add the butter and remove from the heat. Allow to cool for 5 minutes—until just below body temperature—then add the yeast to the now lukewarm milk. Let stand for another 10 minutes.

Combine the flour, brown sugar, and salt in a large bowl and form an indentation in the center. Pour in the milk mixture. Usi