Onion Lover's Twist

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1/4 cup warm water
• 4 cups flour
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 cup hot water
• 1/2 cup milk
• 1/4 cup butter, softened
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 cup finely chopped sweet onion
• 1 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese
• 1 tablespoon sesame or 1 tablespoon poppy seed
• 1 teaspoon garlic salt
• 1 teaspoon paprika

Recipe

• 1 grease cookie sheet.
• 2 in large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water.
• 3 add 2 cups flour, sugar, water, milk, butter, and egg.
• 4 blend at low speed until moistened, then beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.
• 5 by hand, stir in remaining flour to form a soft dough.
• 6 cover: let rise in warm place until light and doubled in size, (45-60 minutes).
• 7 while dough is rising, prepare filling by mixing melting 1/4 cu0 butter in saucepan. add onion, parmesan cheese, sesame or poppy seeds, garlic salt and paprika and mix well; set aside.
• 8 stir down dough. toss on floured surface until no longer sticky.
• 9 roll out to an 18"x12" rectangle; spread with filling.
• 10 cut lengthwise into 3 strips (18"x4" each), or for 2 loaves, cut into 9"x4" strips.
• 11 starting with the longer side, roll up each strip; seal edges and ends.
• 12 on a prepared cookie sheet, braid 3 rolls together. if making 2 loaves, repeat process.
• 13 cover: let rise until doubled, about 40-60 minutes.
• 14 bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes until golden brown. serve warm or cool.