

  2. When cooled, whisk in the eggs, yeast, and vanilla. Whisk 1 cup of the all-purpose flour with the potato flour (or potato flakes) and stir into the wet ingredients. Add the remaining flour, mixing to form a soft dough.


  4. To make the filling: Put the nuts, sugar, Instant ClearJel, salt, and cinnamon in the bowl of a food processor or blender. Process in short bursts to grind the nuts.

  5. With the machine running, add the eggs, milk, maple syrup, and vanilla. Add the orange zest (if using) and pulse to incorporate.



  8. Grease two 8 1/2" x 4 1/2" loaf pans and line with parchment. Cut the rolled dough in half. Bring the ends of each half together to make a ring shape and place each in a pan with the seam facing down. Press the dough down gently with your hand to fill in the corners.




