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German Easter Bread (Osterbrot)

Serves: 12Occasion: EasterRecipe course: DessertCategory: BreadsMachine: Cooking MachineTotal time (min.): 140
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This sweet bread is traditionally baked on Easter Sunday in Germany. It is filled with a marzipan and almond filling. Eat this bread for breakfast to start off your Easter celebrations.

Ingredients

Tools

Method

  1. Fit the Creaming Beater
  2. Add diced marzipan, 200g ground almonds, 50g sugar, 50g melted butter and 6 tablespoons milk into the appliance bowl, fit the splashguard
  3. Mix – 30 seconds, speed 3
  4. Transfer the mixture into a small bowl and set aside
  5. Clean the appliance bowl and fit the Dough Tool
  6. Add 250g milk, 70g caster sugar and dried yeast into the appliance bowl, fit the splashguard
  7. Heat – 5 minutes, 30ºC, speed Stir 2
  8. Then add all purpose flour, wholemeal bread flour, 80g butter, salt and beaten egg
  9. Mix – speed 1, 10 minutes
  10. Remove the Dough Tool
  11. Prove – 1 hour, 30ºC, speed off
  12. Line a medium baking tray with parchment paper
  13. Place the dough on a lightly floured work surface
  14. Using a rolling pin, roll out into a rectangle, about 30 cm x 40 cm
  15. Top with the marzipan mixture
  16. Roll into a log, starting from the long edge
  17. Slice the rolled dough down the middle, leaving about 5 cm at the end uncut
  18. Twist the dough halves round each other and press the ends together to make a circle
  19. Place the shaped dough on the baking tray
  20. Cover with kitchen towel and let rest – 10 minutes
  21. Preheat the oven to 160ºC
  22. Brush the dough with beaten egg and sprinkle with sliced almonds
  23. Bake – 45 minutes, 160ºC
  24. Remove from the oven and let cool
  25. Serve

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