Yeast Cakes & Breads
For the yeast dough:
For the icing:
For the filling and decoration:
A beautifully golden, soft and fluffy sweet yeast bread filled with fruity marmalade and delicately flavoured with lemon. Shaped into an elegant ring, this traditional homemade bake is finished with a smooth sugar icing and decorated with dried fruit and nuts. Perfect for afternoon tea, family gatherings or festive celebrations.
Prepare the dough. Place the yeast in a cup, add 1 tablespoon of flour and 1 tablespoon of sugar, then pour in enough milk to give the mixture the consistency of single cream. Leave in a warm place until the yeast mixture has doubled in volume.
Melt the butter in a small saucepan and leave to cool.
Place the remaining flour, sugar and salt in a mixing bowl. Add the eggs and the risen yeast mixture, followed by the milk and lemon flavouring. Mix everything together using the dough hook of a stand mixer (or by hand). Once the ingredients are combined, add the melted butter and knead thoroughly until smooth.
Cover the dough with a tea towel and leave in a warm place for 1 hour to rise.
Transfer the risen dough to a lightly floured work surface and knead until it no longer sticks to your hands. Roll it out into a large rectangle and spread with the marmalade. Roll up the dough, then arrange it on a flat baking tray lined with baking parchment, shaping it into a ring. Leave to rise again for 30 minutes.
Place in an oven preheated to 180°C and bake for approximately 40 minutes.
Prepare the icing. Mix the icing sugar with the water until smooth.
Drizzle the icing over the baked bread ring and decorate with the mixed dried fruit and nuts.
