It is really early but I needed to write up my recipe for the Marzipan Loaf which is absolutely a winner in every way. It is so tasty whether eaten hot or cold and goes perfectly with a cup of coffee. I wanted to write it now before the chaos of the day begins so here goes. This loaf is so easy to make.
Marzipan Loaf is my favourite sweet loaf “at the moment” – A Marzipan Loaf Recipe.
Course: Breads, pies and savoury snacks, Healthy and special diets, RecipesCuisine: breads8
servings1
hour30
minutes40
minutes354
kcal3
hours30
minutesA delicious sweet bread to enjoy with friends and family.
Ingredients
For the dough:
15g dried yeast
6tbsp warm milk
12oz plain flour
2oz butter
1 egg
2oz caster sugar
pinch of salt
1/2 lemon rind (grated)
For the filling:
3oz marzipan
2oz flaked almonds
For the glaze:
3tbsp icing sugar
1tbsp lemon juice
2tbsp water
Directions
- For the dough:
- In a bowl, mix the yeast with the warm milk and leave to react for 10 minutes.
- In another bowl, weigh out the flour.
- Melt the butter in a pan then add the sugar, salt, and lemon rind.
- Add the liquids to the flour and the egg and mix together to form quite a stiff dough.
- Knead the dough for 10 minutes until smooth.
- Place in a bowl and cover to allow the dough to prove for 40 – 50 minutes.
- Roll out the dough to 1cm thickness.
- For the filling:
- Add the marzipan in chunks and flaked almonds over the surface.
- Roll up the dough.
- Cut along the length of the roll.
- Twist the two pieces around each other.
- Transfer to a tray.
- Allow to prove for 30 minutes.
- Bake for 40 minutes a Gas 5.
- For the glaze:
- Make the glaze by mixing the icing sugar, lemon juice and water together.
- Brush the glaze on the loaf when it comes out of the oven.
Notes
- Nutritionally, one slice contains 354 calories, 12.5g total fat (16% daily total fat), 51.8g total carbohydrate (19% daily total carbohydrate), 2.3g fibre (8% daily fibre) (based on a 2000 calorie diet).
The calories are really good considering that the loaf contains yummy marzipan. The loaf could be considered healthy as the calories are under 400 calories but the problem is that one slice may not be enough as the loaf is so more-ish. This loaf was demolished within 24 hours so I cannot comment on how long it would stay fresh for. I am sure it would keep well in an airtight tin as food with marzipan tend to keep well. Will power is needed to resist this loaf but it is worth making as something different on the table to give to guests as a treat.
It would be delicious with custard on a cold evening but is just as nice served alone with a cuppa. The texture and flavours remind me of Stollen which I love so I may have to make it again at Christmas (dreaded word) as something different to have as a treat. The fat and sugar content are quite reasonable. There is a lot of potassium and sodium in the recipe which I am assuming comes from the almonds and the fibre content. The fat content is reasonably low which is a good thing.
Changes which can be made to this recipe could be to remove the nuts and marzipan if someone has a nut allergy. You could use white chocolate chips and dried cranberries instead. Even better Terry’s orange chocolate segments instead of the chocolate chips). The fat and sugar content would change with different ingredients. You could make the recipe gluten free by changing the flour in the recipe and egg free by using a egg replacer in the recipe.
I think the recipe is a great idea for a diabetic diet as ingredients can easily be changed. Replacing the marzipan with a dried fruit or better still fresh apple slices cut very thinly would reduce the sugar content slightly. You could try to make sugar free marzipan if you wanted to try the marzipan loaf recipe.
I have made marzipan cakes before as my family love marzipan. I always have marzipan to use up so I regularly add it to my recipes.
Tomorrow, I will be sharing some other party food ideas on my blog, which I made for my daughter’s party. Back to my new recipe book which I am busy trying to finish ready for publication. Don’t forget about my other recipe books which are available through Amazon. I am off out for the rest of the day with my family out in the fresh air and the warm sunshine.