Recipe
French spiced bread 🍞✨Discover the pleasure of making French spiced bread at home. With this easy recipe, you'll immerse yourself in authentic flavors without the hassle. Go ahead and try this delicious and curious bread, but remember, you shouldn't be in a hurry.
Gingerbread, or pain d'épices in French, is like a dense sponge cake that contains honey and is filled with incredible flavors thanks to spices such as cinnamon, coriander, ginger or star anise. The magic happens after a month of rest, when it reaches its perfect point to be devoured. This robust bread or cake is not only meant to be eaten alone, but it becomes delicious when you combine it with different things. What do you think about jams and fruits in syrup to give it a sweet touch? And if you prefer something savory, use it instead of bread on any canapé that could use a sweet and spicy touch. It also goes great with spreads such as all kinds of cheeses, pâtés and foie. The options are endless to enjoy it your way.
·LET'S GO WITH THE RECIPE·
INGREDIENTS
For approximately 8-10 servings, you will need:
• 180 g of sugar
• 100 g of butter
• 250 g of honey
• 180 g ground hazelnut
• 500 g of rye flour
• 2 teaspoons of baking powder
• 2 tablespoons of ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground dried ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon grated nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 100 g of candied orange peel
• 4 eggs
For the glaze:
• 50 g of icing sugar
• 50 ml of brandy
LET'S DO IT!
1- Grind the spices in a grinder or mortar. Melt the butter and mix it with sugar, honey and spices. Stir well.
Add ground hazelnuts, chopped candied fruit and eggs. Mix well. Sift together the yeast and flour, add them to the previous preparation and mix everything very well.
2- Cover a mold with baking paper and pour the mixture, smoothing the surface. Let it rest overnight at room temperature, covering it with plastic.
The next day, bake at 175 C for 60-70 minutes, until golden. Test by inserting a skewer stick to make sure it is well cooked inside.
3- *Special Glaze* Mix icing sugar with brandy until you obtain a soft glaze. Paint the cake with the glaze and let it dry.
4- Take the cake out of the mold and let it cool on a rack.
Store in a box for at least a month before enjoying!
We recommend this recipe for the cold season (like now) although you can prepare it whenever you feel like it :). As always, you can find all the ingredients at Casa Perris and to make your life easier, we have linked the ingredients so you can add them to your basket ;)