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Honey Spice Bread (Piernik)
Recipe by:
ZURIELLE
This spiced Polish bread is similar to a gingerbread. It's almost cake-like, slightly sweet, moist and very delicious. Serve on its own or slathered in butter for afternoon tea.
Ready in 2 hours 30 mins
Saved by 8 cook(s)
Ingredients
Makes: 4 20x10cm loaves
- 200g caster sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 4 eggs
- 125ml milk
- 125ml vegetable oil
- 1 teaspoon bicarbonate of soda
- 350g honey
- 500g plain flour
- 80g raisins (optional)
- 60g walnuts, chopped (optional)
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Preparation method
Prep: 15 mins | Cook: 1 hour 15 mins | Extra time: 1 hour, resting1.
In a large bowl, mix the sugar, cinnamon, cloves, allspice and eggs. Stir in the milk and oil and mix in the bicarbonate of soda. Place honey in a small saucepan and bring to the boil. Stir honey into the bowl. Mix flour into the bowl. Fold in the raisins and walnuts. Stir with a sturdy spoon for 10 minutes. Allow the dough to sit 1 hour.
2.
Preheat oven to 170 C / Gas 3. Lightly grease four 20x10cm or similar sized loaf tins.
3.
Fill each loaf tin with about 5cm of the batter. Bake 1 hour 15 minutes in the preheated oven, until a skewer inserted in the centre of a loaf comes out clean. It will be brown in colour and will be cracked on top.
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Last updated:
14 Mar 2013
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