Dried Pear Fruit Bread
Ingrediënten
Ingredients for 3 Loaves
- 1 kg Bread dough
- Flour for dusting
- 1 Egg for brushing
For the Fruit Mixture
- 500 g Dried pears
- 400 gDried figs
- 300 g Dried plums
- 200 g Raisins
- 150 g Dates pitted
- 200 g Dried apricots
- 150 g Hazelnuts
- 50 g Candied orange peel
- 20 g Candied lemon peel
- 8 cl Rum
- ⅓ cup 8 cl Slivovitz (plum brandy)
- ½ oz 10 g Anise
- 4 tsp 10 g Cinnamon
- ¼ oz 5 g Clove powder
Instructies
- Soak the dried pears, cook until soft, then cut into cubes.
- Also cut the other fruit into squares and marinate, preferably overnight, in the rum and slivovitz (plum brandy) along with the pears.
- Mix with the spices and bread dough.
- Form three loaves and dust well with flour.
- Place the loaves on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
- Brush with beaten egg, cover, and let rise for about an hour.
- Bake for about 70 minutes in an oven preheated to 320 °F (160 °C).
- For a really successful crust, brush the loaves with water after 15 minutes of baking and after baking.
Notes / Tips / Wine Advice:
It is best to get the necessary bread dough for this recipe from a friendly baker.
