German Easter Braid With Marzipan Filling Recipe

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German Easter Braid With Marzipan Filling
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Directions:

  1. Prep does not include yeasat dough prep, rising time etc.
  2. Prepare a standard sweet dough from the yeast, flour, sugar, butter ,egg and milk and grated lemon zest. ( knead, let rise, punch down, rise again etc etc )
  3. Separate the second egg.
  4. Mix the yolk with 1/2 of the powdered sugar till foamy
  5. Crumble the marzipan into small cubes
  6. Mix marzipan mixture with egg yolk mixture till smooth consistency
  7. Beat the white stiff and fold into mixture
  8. Stir in half the grated orange peel.
  9. Take the prepared dough and roll out to a rectangle 40 x 60 cm
  10. Spread with the marzipan mixture and sprinkle with 3/4 of the pistachios
  11. Cut the dough into 4 strips ( 10 x 60 cm ) lengthwise
  12. Form and roll each stip into a roll as you would for a strudel, sealing in filling tightly
  13. Fashion the four rolls into one braided loaf
  14. Seal and tuck edges together.
  15. Let loaf rest for 10 minutes on the counter
  16. Preheat oven to 200C
  17. Bake until golden about 35 minutes.
  18. Remove from oven and cool to warm
  19. Mix remaining powder sugar with remaining juice from half the orange and a little orange peel.
  20. Pour over loaf and sprinkle with remianing pistachios
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 579.96 Kcal (2428 kJ)
Calories from fat 236.59 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 26.29g 40%
Cholesterol 57.05mg 19%
Sodium 1048.58mg 44%
Potassium 368.12mg 8%
Total Carbs 77.44g 26%
Sugars 31.85g 127%
Dietary Fiber 6.85g 27%
Protein 11.71g 23%
Vitamin C 0.5mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 3.3mg 18%
Calcium 180.1mg 18%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 407.7 Kcal (1707 kJ)
Calories from fat 166.32 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18.48g 40%
Cholesterol 40.1mg 19%
Sodium 737.14mg 44%
Potassium 258.78mg 8%
Total Carbs 54.44g 26%
Sugars 22.39g 127%
Dietary Fiber 4.82g 27%
Protein 8.23g 23%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 1%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 3%
Iron 2.3mg 18%
Calcium 126.6mg 18%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 13
    Points
  • 16
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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