Paasbrood

A delicious almond paste is at the centre of this sweet Easter bun.

The ingredient of Paasbrood

• 1 2 cup 125ml warm milk
• 2 tsp 1 sachet 7g dried yeast
• 3 4 cup 155g caster sugar
• 1 3 4 cups 265g plain flour
• 1 2 tsp ground cardamom
• 1 tsp finely grated lemon rind
• 1 egg lightly whisked
• 20g butter melted
• 2 3 cup 80g almond meal
• 2 egg yolks
• 4 tsp lemon juice
• 1 cup 170g raisins
• 1 4 cup 50g mixed peel
• 1 cup 150g icing sugar mixture
• 2 3 drops pink liquid food colouring

The Instruction of paasbrood

• combine milk yeast and 1 tablespoon sugar in a bowl set aside for 5 minutes or until frothy
• combine flour cardamom and lemon rind in a bowl add milk mixture egg and butter stir to combine turn on to a floured surface and knead for 10 minutes or until smooth and elastic place in a bowl and cover with plastic wrap set aside in a warm place for 1 hour or until doubled in size
• meanwhile combine almond meal remaining sugar egg yolks and half the lemon juice in a bowl turn on to a clean surface and knead until smooth divide into 2 portions roll into 15cm long logs
• wrap in plastic wrap and place in fridge
• preheat oven to 200u00b0c add raisins and peel to dough knead until smooth divide dough into 2 portions and roll into 15 x 20cm rectangles place an almond log on each dough portion and roll up to enclose gently twist together to form a single log place on a lined oven tray bake for 10 minutes reduce oven to 180u00b0c bake for 20 minutes or until golden brown and loaf sounds hollow when tapped cool
• combine icing sugar remaining lemon juice and pink colouring to form a smooth paste place in a plastic bag snip a hole in a corner and drizzle over bun allow to set

Nutritions of Paasbrood

fatContent: 377 142 calories
saturatedFatContent: 8 grams fat
carbohydrateContent: n a
sugarContent: 67 grams carbohydrates
fibreContent: n a
proteinContent: n a
cholesterolContent: 7 grams protein
sodiumContent: n a

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