Christmas Spiced Fruit Bread Recipe
Christmas spiced fruit bread is made with a simple dough which has festive spices added along with dried fruits and nuts. Learn how to make soft and fluffy fruit bread with stepwise pictures and video. Soft and fluffy fruit bread which is perfect for this holiday season. Make a batch and have in fridge, when need slice it up and enjoy with a cup of tea or coffee.
Equipment
OTG
Mixing Bowl
Ingredients
- 2 cups All Purpose Flour
- 1 large Egg
- ½ cup Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
- ½ cup Warm Milk
- ¼ cup Melted Butter
- 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
- 1½ teaspoon Dry Yeast
- 1½ teaspoon Salt
- 1 cup Dried Fruits check notes
Instructions
- Take yeast, 1 teaspoon sugar in a bowl. Add little warm milk and let it activate for 5 mins.
- Now in a large mixing bowl, take egg, sugar, vanilla, milk and whisk well. Add in yeast mix, melted butter and mix well. Add flour, cinnamon, salt and dried fruits. Mix well to a dough. Knead the dough gently. Cover and let it rise for 2 hours till it doubles in size.
- Now take the dough and knead well. Place a small bowl on a parchment paper. PLace the dough so it forms a ring like. cover and let it rise for 30 mins.
- During that time preheat oven to 180 degree C. Now bake it for 30 to 35 mins. Remove it and cool completely. Dust with icing sugar and serve.
Notes
I used a mixture of raisans, sultanas, currants, dates, candied peels, prunes & mixed dried fruits like strawberries, kiwi, ginger, pineapple & cherries. I soaked these fruits in red wine for 2 days.
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
Christmas Spiced Fruit Bread Recipe
Serving Size
1 servings
Amount per Serving
Calories
235
% Daily Value*
Fat
7
g
11
%
Saturated Fat
4
g
25
%
Trans Fat
0.2
g
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.5
g
Monounsaturated Fat
2
g
Cholesterol
40
mg
13
%
Sodium
497
mg
22
%
Potassium
74
mg
2
%
Carbohydrates
38
g
13
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
13
g
14
%
Protein
5
g
10
%
Vitamin A
236
IU
5
%
Vitamin C
0.01
mg
0
%
Calcium
32
mg
3
%
Iron
2
mg
11
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.