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Re: What are you baking this week?

Postby WWordsworth » Mon Apr 11, 2022 4:07 pm

WWordsworth wrote:

I also made a couple of fruit loaves, one for us and one for a pal.
I use Paulthebread's Christmas loaf recipe.

Completely foolproof :D

Sounds good, WW. Can you post the recipe or a link to it? Thanks


I can't find it online, but this is it

200g white bread flour
1 tbsp sugar
100g dried fruit
25g candied peel
25g chopped nuts
1 dsp fresh yeast
125ml warm water
3 tbsp olive oil
whatever spices you fancy, I usually use mixed spice and nutmeg

Basically, throw it all in the bread machine on a dough programme.
When it's finished, give it a quick knead and drop into a 1lb loaf tin for its second rise.
Bake for 25 mins at 175deg fan.

The recipe says to roll the dough into a 20cm circle and place a rope of marzipan down the middle, then fold it over and leave to rise. Sometimes I add marzipan, other times I do it as a tin loaf.

Glaze with sugar water after baking if you like.

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Re: What are you baking this week?

Postby Lusciouslush » Mon Apr 11, 2022 4:15 pm

It's at times like these I wish I had a bread machine........ :cry:

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Re: What are you baking this week?

Postby aero280 » Mon Apr 11, 2022 6:28 pm

My overbaked hot cross buns taste fine! :)

The simnel cake is fine and wrapped and "maturing", waiting for the marzipan topping on Saturday or Sunday.

The over-fruited teacakes held together
and look OK, but tasting will wait a couple of days until the HCBs are used up...

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Re: What are you baking this week?

Postby PatsyMFagan » Mon Apr 11, 2022 8:06 pm

WWordsworth wrote:I also made a couple of fruit loaves, one for us and one for a pal.
I use Paulthebread's Christmas loaf recipe.

Completely foolproof :D

200g white bread flour
1 tbsp sugar
100g dried fruit
25g candied peel
25g chopped nuts
1 dsp fresh yeast
125ml warm water
3 tbsp olive oil
whatever spices you fancy, I usually use mixed spice and nutmeg

Basically, throw it all in the bread machine on a dough programme.
When it's finished, give it a quick knead and drop into a 1lb loaf tin for its second rise.
Bake for 25 mins at 175deg fan.

The recipe says to roll the dough into a 20cm circle and place a rope of marzipan down the middle, then fold it over and leave to rise. Sometimes I add marzipan, other times I do it as a tin loaf.

Glaze with sugar water after baking if you like.


WW, I see you use fresh yeast.... I presume this works OK in the bread machine ? I have always used the instant sachets, whatever bread recipe I use and just sprinkle this on the flour ...

I see there is no eggs or milk this version so good for vegans :thumbsup

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Re: What are you baking this week?

Postby WWordsworth » Mon Apr 11, 2022 8:11 pm

Actually I disobeyed the recipe and used dried yeast, although I have used fresh successfully in the bread machine.
I just crumbled it in and it worked fine.

I seem to remember Paul is vegan, so that would account for the ingredients.

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Re: What are you baking this week?

Postby PatsyMFagan » Mon Apr 11, 2022 8:14 pm

Ah yes, so he was ... :thumbsup

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Re: What are you baking this week?

Postby Earthmaiden » Mon Apr 11, 2022 10:17 pm

I've made Paul's recipe at Christmas ( without a bread maker). Very good indeed but I've never had much luck with the marzipan sausage down the middle. It always seems to stay separate from the dough when cooked.

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Re: What are you baking this week?

Postby aero280 » Mon Apr 11, 2022 10:51 pm

When I make a stollen with marzipan in the middle, I have given up on the one big bit down the middle and made three thinner lengths and rolled them in as you would if you were making a chelsea bun. That way you get more chance of a bit of marzipan in a mouthful rather than getting it all at once in one mouthful.

There is also Dan Lepard's Stollen Bars, which are very nice and not too filling!!

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyl ... dan-lepard

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Re: What are you baking this week?

Postby Earthmaiden » Mon Apr 11, 2022 11:10 pm

Yes, that would work better I think, aero. I've made the Dan Lepperd recipe (I think you shared it before) and agree it is to be recommended .

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Re: What are you baking this week?

Postby aero280 » Mon Apr 11, 2022 11:25 pm

Indeed, I believe that I did share it, but it must have been years ago on the Wildfood board. I usually make it to take to the grandchildren after Christmas.:)

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Re: What are you baking this week?

Postby Rainbow » Thu Apr 14, 2022 1:34 am

WWordsworth wrote:I can't find it online, but this is it

200g white bread flour
1 tbsp sugar
100g dried fruit
25g candied peel
25g chopped nuts
1 dsp fresh yeast
125ml warm water
3 tbsp olive oil
whatever spices you fancy, I usually use mixed spice and nutmeg

Basically, throw it all in the bread machine on a dough programme.
When it's finished, give it a quick knead and drop into a 1lb loaf tin for its second rise.
Bake for 25 mins at 175deg fan.
The recipe says to roll the dough into a 20cm circle and place a rope of marzipan down the middle, then fold it over and leave to rise. Sometimes I add marzipan, other times I do it as a tin loaf.
Glaze with sugar water after baking if you like.

Thanks for posting that, WW, I'll have to try it soon.

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Re: What are you baking this week?

Postby aero280 » Fri Apr 15, 2022 12:03 am

A dozen (in all) hot cross buns. Paul Hollywood recipe which includes chopped apple as well as the usual sultanas and mixed peel. All ready for breakfast tomorrow...

A little dark on the outside, probably due to the milk wash.


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Re: What are you baking this week?

Postby scullion » Fri Apr 15, 2022 12:18 am

some of the batch i made yesterday are that colour, aero - and i forgot to glaze with apricot jam.
this batch were mathematical symbols (and a pair of +!+$...) rather than naughts and crosses - although i suppose two, sort of, had crosses.

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Re: What are you baking this week?

Postby aero280 » Fri Apr 15, 2022 1:00 am

I thought that i had some apricot jam for the gaze, but I couldn't find it, so I used the end of the jar of gooseberry preserve...

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Re: What are you baking this week?

Postby OneMoreCheekyOne » Fri Apr 15, 2022 4:09 pm

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My kids made a chocolate and vanilla marble cake yesterday. It looks frightful but actually tastes pretty good. They are delighted with themselves (and the cake :lol:)

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Re: What are you baking this week?

Postby scullion » Fri Apr 15, 2022 4:18 pm

it looks (and obviously tastes) better than the meal our kids cooked for us when they were little - then handed us the bill...

it also looks better than the last cake my partner made which was microwaved (admittedly accidentally - i hope) for half an hour.

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Re: What are you baking this week?

Postby OneMoreCheekyOne » Fri Apr 15, 2022 4:34 pm

:lol: I am wondering what would happen to a cake microwaved for half an hour :D

This cake does taste good, but I had to stop myself from making it look neater!

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Re: What are you baking this week?

Postby aero280 » Fri Apr 15, 2022 5:06 pm

Simnel cake is done. But I still haven't got used to the grill in the oven, and the browning of the top is a little bit over. :( But otherwise OK.

Bread rolls are proving.

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Re: What are you baking this week?

Postby KeenCook2 » Fri Apr 15, 2022 5:15 pm

Looks lovely, OMCO! How old are they?

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Re: What are you baking this week?

Postby aero280 » Fri Apr 15, 2022 6:31 pm

I didn't pick up that the chocolate cake was done by offspring! Looks fine to me! :thumbsup

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