Sugarplum Loaves Recipe

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Nutrition
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Calories
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Ingredients:

  • 2 packets of dry yeast
  • 1/2 cup warm water
  • 3/4 cup milk, scalded
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1.5 tsp salt
  • 4.25 to 5.25 cups of plain flour
  • 2 eggs
  • 1.5 cups of diced candied fruit
  • an icing made of confectioner's sugar with a bit of milk stirred in

Directions:

  1. I have altered this recipe to use modern appliances that didn't exist back then, 47 years ago.
  2. The prep time doesn't include rising time. Go take a nap, a walk, see your lover.
  3. Measure the milk into a small pan and put it on the heat to scald
  4. Using the same cup, measure 1/2 cup of warm water and empty the yeast into it, stir a bit
  5. When the milk is scalded, add the sugar, the salt and the butter and let it melt and cool to tepid.
  6. Put the tepid milk mixture into a very large bowl and add 2 cups of flour and the lemon peel. Using dough hooks, beat until it is smooth.
  7. Beat in the two eggs, one by one, and then add and beat in the yeast mixture.
  8. Add 2.25 cups of flour and beat it in. Continue to beat in flour, half cup by half cup, until you leave the batter stage and reach a soft dough stage.
  9. Flour a counter and scrape the dough out onto the flour. Flour your hands and knead until it becomes stretchy and smooth. You will probably incorporate quite a bit of flour, just don't take it as far as bread dough. Then, one-third at a time, knead in the diced candied fruit.
  10. Oil a very large bowl and put the dough into it, turning in order to oil all sides of it. Cover it well (I use a bowl one size smaller upside down like a dome. Put in a warm place for 1.5 to 2 hours, until it has doubled in bulk. (I warm the oven, put it in and turn the oven off.)
  11. When it has risen, punch it down and form two oval loaves of the dough. Place them on baking paper on a large cookie sheet, cover with more baking paper and leave to rise for a further 1.5 hours.
  12. Preheat the oven to 150°C or 300°F. Remove the paper covering. Slide the breads in on a rack NOT at the bottom, but leaving plenty of room to rise - you may need to remove an upper rack. Bake 30 minutes.
  13. Remove the loaves to cooling racks.
  14. Make the icing and drizzle it over the loaves while they are still warm.
  15. Properly wrapped, the unfrosted loaves freeze perfectly. Frosted ones less perfectly.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 437.8 Kcal (1833 kJ)
Calories from fat 122.54 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13.62g 21%
Cholesterol 29mg 10%
Sodium 1348.55mg 56%
Potassium 144.11mg 3%
Total Carbs 72.25g 24%
Sugars 22.29g 89%
Dietary Fiber 6.12g 24%
Protein 7.7g 15%
Iron 3.2mg 18%
Calcium 168.4mg 17%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 328.5 Kcal (1375 kJ)
Calories from fat 91.94 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.22g 21%
Cholesterol 21.76mg 10%
Sodium 1011.87mg 56%
Potassium 108.13mg 3%
Total Carbs 54.21g 24%
Sugars 16.73g 89%
Dietary Fiber 4.6g 24%
Protein 5.78g 15%
Iron 2.4mg 18%
Calcium 126.4mg 17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 9.1
    Points
  • 12
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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