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Summary
This recipe comes to us from Martha Stewart Living Television senior producer Caroline Kelly; it was passed down to her from her great-great-grandmother Lucille.
Ingredients
- 2 cups whole milk
- 1/2 cup plus a pinch granulated sugar
- 3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) salted butter, plus more for bowl
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 2 packets active dry yeast (1 scant tablespoon each)
- 1/2 cup warm water (110 degrees to 115 degrees)
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 6 to 8 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for work surface
- 1 cup (2 sticks) salted butter, melted, plus more for baking sheets
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 8 cups firmly packed light-brown sugar
- 6 cups raisins, dried cranberries, dried cherries or coarsely chopped pecans or walnuts
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 1/4 cup water
Instructions
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Nutritional Info

- Servings Per Recipe: 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 4490 % Daily Value *
- Total Fat: 89 g 136.82%
- Saturated Fat: 54 g 272.44%
- Trans Fat: 3 g %
- Cholesterol: 229 mg 76.22%
- Sodium: 2049 mg 85.37%
- Calcium: 596 mg 59.55%
- Potassium: 928 mg 26.5%
- Magnesium: 0 mg 0%
- Iron: 15 mg 82.17%
- Zinc: 0 mg 0%
- Total Carbohydrate: 905 g %
- Dietary Fiber: 14 g 56.46%
- Sugar: 700 g
- Protein: 32 g
- Alcohol: 0 g
- Omega 3 Fatty Acid: 0 g
- Omega 6 Fatty Acid: 4 g
- Vitamin A 69.76%
- Vitamin C 108.38%
- Vitamin D 0%
- * Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your Daily Values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Diabetes Exchanges
- Exchange - Fat17
- Exchange - Fruit9
- Exchange - NonFat Milk1
- Exchange - Other Carbs38
- Exchange - Starch13
- Exchange - Vegetables0
- Exchange - Lean Meat0
- Exchange - Alcohol0
MyPlate Info
- MyPlate - Grain Total16 oz-eq
- MyPlate - Vegetable Total0 c
- MyPlate - Fruit3 c
- MyPlate - Dairy1 c
- MyPlate - Protein Total0 oz-eq