CHRISTMAS BREADS
Preheat oven Electric 200 C/Fan 180 C, Gas 6
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- small dish
- jug
- wooden spoon
- rolling pin
- 1lb loaf tin greased and floured
- Baking tray lined with baking parchment
Ingredients
- 400 g strong plain flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 50 g caster sugar
- 50 g butter
- 25 g fresh yeast
- ¼ tsp caster sugar
- ½ tsp Allspice
- ¼ tsp Mixed Spice
- 50 g cranberries
- 25 g sultanas
- 25 g raisins
- 25 g chopped apricots
- 25 g chopped dates
- 1 fig finely chopped
- 2 tbsp rum
- 25 g pistachio nuts
- ½ pint warm water approx.,
- 100 g marzipan
Instructions
- Place fruits in bowl, add rum and leave to stand
- Mix yeast with ¼tsp sugar and 2floz water – leave to froth
- Chop nuts
- Sieve flour, salt and spices into bowl
- Rub in butter
- Stir in sugar
- Add fruits and nuts
- Mix well
- Add yeast and enough liquid to make soft dough
- Beat until smooth, cover and leave to rise (1 hour+)
- Shape marzipan into sausage
- Knead dough and divide roughly in half
- Knead one half and shape into ‘roll’ to fit tin
- Roll remaining dough and place marzipan downside, fold over dough and prove for 40mins or until well risen
- Bake for approx. 30mins, should sound hollow