Hungarian Spring Bread (Bread Machine)
Ingredients
- Dough ⓘ
- 3/4 cup sour cream, at room temperature ⓘ
- 1/3 cup buttermilk ⓘ
- 1 large egg, plus ⓘ
- 1 large egg yolk ⓘ
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract ⓘ
- 1/2 teaspoon almond extract ⓘ
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter or 3 tablespoons margarine, cut into pieces and softened ⓘ
- 3 cups bread flour ⓘ
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 2 1/2 teaspoons fast rising yeast (or 1 T. bread machine yeast) or 2 1/2 teaspoons instant yeast (or 1 T. bread machine yeast) ⓘ
- 1/3 cup golden raisin ⓘ
- 1/3 cup diced candied lemon peel (or lemon confit) ⓘ
- 1/4 cup pecan pieces ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon unbleached all-purpose flour
- Lemon Icing ⓘ
- 3/4 cup sifted powdered sugar ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest ⓘ
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice ⓘ
- 1 - 1 1/2 tablespoon warm milk ⓘ
Instructions
- Make the dough: place the dough ingredients, except the raisin, lemon peel, and pecans, in the pan according to the order in the manufacturer's instructions.
- Set crust on medium and program for the Sweet Bread cycle; press start.
- Sprinkle the fruit and nuts with the tablespoon of flour.
- When the machine beeps, or between Knead 1 and Knead 2, add the raisins, lemon peel, and nuts.
- The dough ball will look dry at first and take about 7 minutes to smooth out; it will still be moist.
- Make the icing: combine the icing ingredients in a small bowl, whisk until smooth.
- Adjust the consistency by adding more milk, a few drops at a time; Thick but pourable is recommended.
- When the baking cycle ends, remove the bread from the pan and place it on a wire rack with a sheet of parchment or large plate underneath.
- Using an oversized spoon, drizzle the icing over the top of the loaf in a back and forth motion; as the glaze cools, it will set.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
1521
kcal
76% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).