Juicy wreath of yeast in Advent

AUTHOR
Sheila Zhang
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
4 5
COOK TIME
60 mins
TOTAL TIME
60 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 1
  • 200 ml Milk
  • 1 cube (42 g) Yeast
  • 500 g + some flour
  • 1 package Vanillin sugar
  • 7-10 Tbsp Salt
  • 75 g Sugar
  • 75 g Butter
  • 1 Egg (Gr. M)
  • 180 g Pistachio kernels
  • 100 g Almonds (without skin)
  • 300 g Apple Jelly
  • baking paper
  • 100 g Marzipan paste
  • 1 TABLESPOON Icing sugar
  • 7-10 Tbsp a few drops of red food colouring

Directions

  1. 1

    For the wreath, warm 200 ml of milk lukewarm. Crumble yeast into it and dissolve while stirring. Put 500 g flour, vanilla sugar, 1 pinch of salt, sugar, soft butter and egg in a bowl. Add yeast milk.

  2. 2

    Knead with the dough hooks of the mixer for approx. 5 minutes to a smooth yeast dough (if the dough is too firm, possibly knead in 3 tbsp. milk). Cover the dough and let it rise in a warm place for about 45 minutes until its volume has almost doubled.

  3. 3

    Finely chop pistachios and almonds in the universal chopper or with a knife. Mix with 200 g jelly. Knead the dough briefly on a floured work surface. Roll out to a rectangle (approx. 35 x 65 cm).

  4. 4

    Spread the jelly mixture on the dough. Roll up the dough from the long side. Roll onto a large sheet of baking paper so that the seam edge is at the bottom.

  5. 5

    Cut the roll in half lengthwise, but do not cut through completely at one end (leave to stand for approx. 3 cm). Twist the strands of dough into a cord (see below) and lay them round to form a wreath. Press the ends together well.

  6. 6

    Lift the wreath onto a baking tray using the baking paper.

  7. 7

    Cover the wreath and leave to rise for about 20 minutes. Bake in the preheated oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/circulating air: 175 °C/gas: see manufacturer) for 25-30 minutes, covering with baking paper after approx. 15 minutes. Warm the rest of the jelly.

  8. 8

    Remove the wreath from the oven and immediately spread the jelly on top. Let it cool down.

  9. 9

    For the decoration, knead marzipan, 1 tablespoon icing sugar and food colouring. Form into small red balls (approx. 1⁄2 cm Ø). Place on the wreath with mint leaves as desired.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
290 kcal
CARBS
36 g
FATS
13 g
PROTEINS
6 g