Perfect for this time of year when I seem to have extra boys round the table every day. Leftovers are great toasted and if this makes too big a loaf, divide the dough and make two smaller loaves and freeze one. It freezes really well.
Makes one large or two smaller loaves.
Ingredients
500g plain flour
100g caster sugar
3 teaspoons instant yeast
80g butter, melted
4 egg yolks
175mls milk
330g mincemeat / fruit mince
250g marzipan
ICING
110g icing sugar
2 tablespoons milk
Method
Weigh the flour, sugar and yeast into a bowl.
In another bowl, combine the cooled butter, yolks and milk.
Pour the wet ingredients into the dry and bring together with a fork.
Tip the dough onto a floured surface and knead for 5 minutes until quite elastic.
Pop the dough into a floured bowl, cover and place somewhere warm to double in size, takes around 2 hours.
After the dough has risen.
Flour your work surface.
Gently lift the dough and place it on the floured surface, roll out, with a rolling pin, to 70cm by 40cm.
Spread the mincemeat over the dough, leaving a 2cm gap on the nearest long side.
Cut the marzipan into three pieces, roll each piece into a 70cm thin sausage.
Place the first roll of marzipan at the top of the dough lengthwise.
Roll the dough over the marzipan a couple of times and then lay out another piece of marzipan, repeat as before and then lay the final piece of marzipan and roll the entire dough.
Line a baking sheet with baking parchment.
Gently lift or slide the dough Β onto the prepared sheet and shape into a loose spiral, allowing at least 1-2 cm between the doug so it isn’t touching.
Allow to rest, somewhere warm for 90-120 minutes until doubled in size again.
Preheat the oven to 170 degrees Centigrade and bake for 35 minutes, it will look quite dark due to the sugar content.
Remove from the oven, allow to cool a little on the baking sheet before sliding onto a cooling rack.
Combine the icing ingredients and while the bread is still warm, drizzle over, serve warm, cool or toasted for breakfast.
I’m going to give this a try!
Enjoy Tanushree! π Ros
This sounds gorgeous. All of my favourite flavours!
Thanks so much Lauren π Ros
Reblogged this on Makes and Bakes by Heather and commented:
Never made any thing like this before and I have to admit I usually buy in my “stollen”, but it looks really simple and tasty. I must give it a go some time over the festive period.
Thanks so much for the reblog snowystar7! π Ros
Sounds delicious! I don’t think any leftovers would make it to the freezer – I think I’d use them the next day for French Toast!! YUM π
they would be perfect for French toast Linda! π Ros
Thanks for the reblog Jack! π Ros
This looks so good. I love marzipan.
Thanks Julia, that’s really kind of you! π Ros