These wreaths make marvelous holiday gifts. It's an easy recipe, with common ingredients yet so delicious and so tempting. The smell in the house while baking is divine. You can change the filling, use cocoa powder, or only grounded walnuts or almonds, grounded poppy seeds may work as well. I have used a filling with Oregano. It gives an Italian flavor.

Step 1: Ingredients

Bread:

2 packages (1/4 ounce each) active dry yeast

1/2 cup warm water (110° to 115°)

1-1/2 cups warm milk (110° to 115°)

1/4 cup sugar

1 tablespoon salt

3 eggs, beaten

1/4 cup butter, softened

7 to 7-1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1 egg yolk

2 tablespoons water

Tomato Filling:

Tomatoes - 3 medium sized

Onion - 1 small

Garlic - 4

Oregano - 1/4 tsp

Black Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp

Chilli flakes - 1/2 tsp

Tomato Sauce - 2 tsp

Sugar - 1 tsp(optional)

Oilve Oil or Vegetable Oil - 1 tbsp

Salt - to taste

Step 2: Yeast

Dissolve yeast in water.

Step 3: Dough

Add milk, sugar, salt, eggs, butter and bring them together.

Step 4: Dough

Add 3-1/2 cups flour and mix well. Stir in enough remaining flour to form a soft dough.

Step 5: Tomato Filling

Boil enough water and add the tomatoes.Let it get cooked for 2-3 mins. Take it out of the boiling water.Let it cool down and peel of the skin.Puree it to a fine paste(no water to be added). Keep aside.

Step 6: Cook

Heat oil, add onion,garlic and saute till lightly brown in color.Add the tomato puree. Allow it to cook til the raw smell leaves and puree has reduced. Add the oregano, pepper, salt, sugar, chilli flakes at this stage. Bring it together.