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Figs & Raisins twist
Ingredients
Dough:
- 250 grams of wheat flour
- 60 grams of butter
- 2 egg yolks
- 50 grams of sugar
- 25 grams of yeast
- 1 egg white
- 1 lemon - only zest
- 1/4 cup of milk
Stuffing:
- 200 grams of plum jelly
- 5 dried figs
- 10 dried dates
- 10 hazelnuts
- 10 waluts
- 100 grams of almonds
- 150 grams of raisins
- 1/3 cup of candied orange zest
- 20 ml of rum
Instructions
- Dissolve yeast in milk, add one tea spoon of flour and one tea spoon of sugar. Leave in warm place till it doubles.
- Grind egg yolks with sugar.
- In large bowl, sift flour, add yolks mixture, yeast mixture and lemon zest. Knead dough, after 5 min add melted butter.
- Knead till dough is uniformed. Place in warm place till dough rises.
- Meantime prepare stuffing, chop coarsely figs, dates ad nuts, add raisins, orange zest and rum, mix well.
- Cut dough in half. Roll out, smear with whipped egg white, cover with half of stuffing and roll, sealing ends. Repeat with remaining dough and stuffing.
- Twist together both rolls, place on baking tray, smear with egg white.
- Bake about 45 min. till golden brown, in 180 C degrees.
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