Recipe Homemade Christmas Bread.
Dive into the kitchen and get started with this delicious recipe for Homemade Christmas Bread.
Ingredients:
- 500 grams of flour
- 75 grams of sugar
- 10 grams of salt
- 10 grams of dried yeast
- 250 ml milk (lukewarm)
- 75 grams of butter (at room temperature)
- 1 egg
- 200 grams of raisins
- 75 grams of spice (cut into pieces)
- 1 teaspoon of cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon cardamom
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
- Almond shavings for topping
- Powdered sugar for the icing
Instructions:
- In a bowl, mix the flour, sugar and salt.
- Dissolve the dried yeast in the lukewarm milk and let it rest for a few minutes until it begins to foam.
- Add the milk with the yeast to the dry ingredients and mix well.
- Add the butter and egg to the mixture and knead the dough for about 10 minutes until smooth and elastic. You can also use a food processor with dough hook for this.
- Add the raisins, spice, cinnamon, nutmeg, cardamom and vanilla extract to the dough and knead until the filling is evenly distributed.
- Place the dough in a bowl lightly greased with oil, cover with a damp tea towel and let rise in a warm place for about 1 hour, or until doubled in size.
- Preheat the oven to 180°C.
- Knead the dough again briefly and shape it into an oval loaf. Place the bread on a baking sheet lined with baking paper.
- Sprinkle the bread with almond meal and press lightly.
- Bake the Christmas bread in the preheated oven for 30-35 minutes, or until it is nicely golden brown and sounds hollow when you tap the bottom.
- Let the bread cool on a wire rack.
- When the bread has cooled completely, you can glaze it with powdered sugar mixed with a little water, if necessary.
Enjoy your homemade Christmas bread during the holidays!
