Friday, October 15, 2010

Hazelnut Bread For World Bread Day


As we all know about Bread Baking Day started by Zorra which is very popular among all bread lovers. Every month a specific theme is given to bake a bread which I enjoy a lot to take part and wait for all the fresh roundup. World Bread Day is like an annual event by Zorra in which you can bake any bread with or without yeast and submit your entry for the event here.
 Till last every year every time I just look at the roundup of this event with some amazing collection of bread from all over the world, first time I take part in this event and I really wanted to make something good, when I think like this it always get messed up. The Bread I made today was supposed to be Hazelnut Twist Bread, but twist disappeared after baking, the shape of the bread disappointed me but the flavours didn't, the filling and the soft textured bread was simply irresistible....

Recipe adapted from the book The Bread by Christine Ingram.


Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 35 minutes + rising time : 1 1/2 hrs
Serves 8 to 10


Ingredients:
White Bread Flour- 450 g
Butter- 75 g
Milk- 200 ml
Yeast- 7 g
Egg- 1
Sugar- 75 g
Salt- 1 tsp
Finely grated zest of orange- 1 tsp
For the filling:
Ground Hazelnut or almonds- 75 g
Egg white- 1
Brown Sugar- 50 g
Grated Nutmeg- 1 tsp
For the topping:
Egg yolk- 1
Milk- 1 tbsp
Mixed crushed nuts- 1 tbsp
Icing Sugar- 3 tbsp
Hot water- 1/2 tbsp

Method:
Mix the flour, yeast, sugar and salt in a bowl. Heat the butter and milk in a pan until the butter gets completely melted. Make a well in the center of flour mixture, add the orange zest, egg and little by little the milk mixture to make a smooth dough. Place the dough in a clean, oiled bowl and cover it with a cling film. Let the dough rise in a warm place for about 1 hour or until doubled in size.

Take the dough and the knock down the air back and divide the dough into two equal halves. Roll out each dough into a rectangle. Mix all the filling ingredients together and spread it on top of two rectangles. Roll each dough like a swiss roll. Join the two rolls and twist it up. Join both the ends to form a loop.
Grease a 23 cm round baking tray, place the loop in the pan and place a bowl in the middle of the loop. Cover the pan loosely with a cling film and allow it to rise for another 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 200 degree Celsius. Take the raised dough and remove the bowl from the middle. Beat the egg yolk and milk lightly, brush it on top of the bread and sprinkle with nuts. Bake it in the preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown on top.
For the icing, sift the icing sugar in a bowl and mix it with hot water, drizzle over the warm bread.

This bread goes straight to World Bread Day 2010.


27 comments:

Binys Recipes said...

Beautiful.....i cant eat it cos its so beautiful just to look at....my baking skills are very young...i am glad to c some of the sites including urs that r so motivating.....When I baked a bread i tot that it was the ultimate.....I am glad i started blogging ...its an eye opener......
gr8 share.
Biny

Anonymous said...

One of the most beautiful breads I have seen! And the fact its hazelnut makes it all the more lovely!great job!

Reshmi Ahmed said...

Looks fabulous with that icing decoration. Happy World Bread Day :)

Elaichii said...

Wow your bread speaks for your passion in baking, so fluffy!

SavithaRaj's Spice Land said...

Looks so delicious,i am drooling here...

Nandinis food said...

Wow! The bread looks perfect and yummy! Love the shape!

aipi said...

You are a total pro when it comes to baking and breads..I am always excited to see a bread post from you and I have never been disappointed :)

US Masala

suma said...

Boy oh boy!! U got me drooling all over the place Ayesha! The bread looks beautiful and irresistible..

Pushpa said...

Mmm hazelnut bread looks soft and moist.Beautiful click Umm.Delicious.

Pushpa @ simplehomefood.com

Jaisy James said...

wow looks perfect

Akila said...

Wow so lovely n yummy....
Event: Dish Name Starts with C
Learning-to-cook
Regards,
Akila

Sweet Artichoke said...

What a beautiful and tasty bread! Hazelnuts are so yummy!
Lovely pics, too.

zorra said...

I'm glad you participated. I love your loaf. It looks awesome and I'm sure it tastes delicious too. Happy World Bread Day!

Dimah said...

What a great recipe and gorgeous photos! It looks delicious!

vrinda said...

U r a baking queen,looks gorgeous...

Rosa's Yummy Yums said...

Wow, that bread is splendid! I am drooling in front of that irresistible creation....

Cheers,

Rosa

FewMinute Wonders said...

What a good looking bread for WBD.

Gayathri Kumar said...

Bread looks beautiful and lovely

Shabs.. said...

Wuh!what a fantastic looking bread...loved teh texture....loved ur pics too ayeesha...

Priya Suresh said...

Stunning and beautiful looking bread Ayeesha, awesome work!

Unknown said...

what a beautiful day for the bread day!

Krishnaveni said...

beautiful, superb, great

Nithya said...

Yummy to the core :) I'm drooling :)

Love your blog.. will be back often :)

Suhaina said...

How come I missed this lovely recipe of urs. looks very very yummy.. love it.. looks very soft and yummy...

Finla said...

Just came here after seeing the round up I am sure gonna try this bread, it looks so beautiful and delicious.

Lien said...

This bread looks so good, (wonderful pictures!!) this will be on my list for the after-party. Thanks for sharing!

missboulette said...

looks really delicious!! this was my choice for zorra's after hours party. Thank you!

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