Sweet bread with dried fruits and marzipan
8 servings
180 minutes
Sweet bread with dried fruits and marzipan is an exquisite dessert from sunny Italy, where baking traditions are passed down through generations. This aromatic bread captivates with its rich flavor: soft, airy dough infused with the sweetness of cane sugar and the tenderness of butter, while marzipan adds a distinctive nutty note. Rum and lemon zest fill the pastry with subtle, tangy hints, and dried fruits give it a rich, fruity taste. Sweet bread is perfect for a cozy family breakfast or festive tea time.
1
Mix the yeast, powdered sugar, 125 g of flour, and milk. Cover and leave in a warm place for 1 hour.
- Wheat flour: 500 g
- Powdered sugar: 1 tablespoon
- Milk: 150 ml
2
Beat the eggs.
- Chicken egg: 2 pieces
3
Add the remaining flour, salt, brown sugar, melted butter, rum, and 1 egg. Knead the dough, cover it, and let it rise for 1 hour.
- Wheat flour: 500 g
- Salt: to taste
- Cane sugar: 3 tablespoons
- Butter: 50 g
- Rum: 1 tablespoon
- Chicken egg: 2 pieces
4
Add dried fruits and lemon zest. Mix the dough thoroughly.
- Dried fruits: 150 g
- Lemon zest: 2 tablespoons
5
Place on a floured surface, divide into 2 parts, and shape into ovals 1.5 cm thick.
6
Roll out the marzipan into two strips along the length of the loaves. Use a rolling pin to mark the boundary of one third of each oval. Place the marzipan in the indentation made by the rolling pin, fold the dough towards yourself. Seal the edges by brushing them with the remaining beaten egg.
- Marzipan: 150 g
- Chicken egg: 2 pieces
7
Place the loaves on a greased baking tray, cover, and let rise for 30 minutes.
- Butter: 50 g
8
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Brush the dough with beaten egg and bake for 30 minutes.
- Chicken egg: 2 pieces
9
Melt the butter, spread it on the bread, and sprinkle with powdered sugar.
- Butter: 50 g
- Powdered sugar: 1 tablespoon