I saw this recipe at Christmas but decided to make it today to take with to a gathering of friends.
mix together
300 g flour
40 g sugar
1/2 tspn salt
4 gm instant yeast
add 150 ml warm milk. and knead by hand. It was so dry I added probably 10 ml more milk and 10 ml water. then I tried to incorporate 40 gm butter but gave up and used my kenwood until I had windowpane. left to double about an hour and a half. rolled out into oblong, spread 100 g apricot jam over and the following mix leaving border around all edges
200 g ground almonds (I only had whole almonds so blitzed them)
4 tbspn sugar
1/2 lemon, zested and 2 tbspn juice
6 tbspn cream
1.5 tbspn cinamon
1/2 tspn gr ginger
1/4 tspn gr cloves
1/2 tspn gr cardamon
pinch nutmeg
fold edges in on shorter side and roll dough.
Cut lengthwise and twist two strands.
leave to proof 45 minutes in a lined loaf tin
and then bake at 180°c for 50 minutes. no steam.
cool a little, spread with 50 g warm sieved appricot jam and sprinkle with raw sugar.
Divine with a coffee or a glass of port!
it vanished in no time at all, just the crumbs left.
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Make a great presentation to a dessert table. Boy, that's lovely, and rivals a chocolate babka for those who shun chocolate. I too like the parchment cradle to facilitate getting the beast out of the loaf pan. Port or coffee, hmm. I suppose it depends on the time of day.
alan
but this was sweet (but not sickly sweet) with a lovely hint of lemon. someone ate a piece with their coffee then suggested the port and whilst I am not a big port fan, it was really nice together.
I will definitely make this again. thanks Alan
happy baking
Leslie
I have a serious sweet tooth and that would totally fit the bill! I can understand why there are only crumbs left! Well done!!
make different patterns through the loaf. It was delicious!
thanks & happy baking Danni