Vortbrod - Swedish Christmas Beer Bread |
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Prep Time: 60 Minutes Cook Time: 180 Minutes |
Ready In: 240 Minutes Servings: 4 |
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Another recipe... Ingredients:
1 7/8 ounces fresh yeast |
1 1/3 cups porter |
1 cup dark beer |
1 7/8 ounces butter |
1/4 cup rapeseed oil |
1/2 cup molasses |
1/2 tablespoon ground bitter orange peel |
1 1/2 tablespoons ground ginger |
1 tablespoon ground cloves |
1/2 tablespoon ground cardamom |
1 tablespoon salt |
5 2/3 cups flour (rye and wheat) |
1 1/3 cups raisins |
Directions:
1. Dissolve the yeast in a big bowl with porter, beer, oil and molasses.
2. Melt the butter with the spices and salt. Let it cool a little (it shouldn't feel hot when you put your finger in it) before adding to the yeast mixture.
3. Mix in the raisins and flour a little at the time and work the dough slowly (by hand or y machine) until it's soft and elastic.
4. Let the dough rise in the bowl to twice its size under a cloth.
5. Turn on the oven to 200 C / 400 F / Gas mark 6.
6. Make 2 loaves of bread, put them in an oven pan and let rise under a cloth for 1 hour.
7. Bake for about 50 minutes, but lower the temperature to 150 C / 300 F / Gas mark 2 after 15 minutes.
8. Let the loaves cool on a wire tray under a clean cloth.
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