Whether this enriched sweet bread is named after an actual baker or if it derives from the French baked
solilem, no one is quite sure, but it is a recipe that has been going strong for over three hundred years. Usually it contains lemon zest, but as I did not have any, I used an orange instead. Based on the brands I used, each slice is about 160 calories. If you like, you can check out my
bread making tips.
Preparation Time: 1 hr 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 25 minutes
Makes: 1 loaf
Ingredients
350g wholemeal bread flour
1 1/2 tsp fast action yeast
1/4 tsp salt
3 eggs
180ml creme fraiche
2 tbsp soya milk
2 tbsp Truvia sweetener (or caster sugar if you prefer)
1 orange
Method
Heat the creme fraiche on a gentle heat in a saucepan.
Zest and juice the orange.
Beat the zest into the eggs, then beat in the creme fraiche.
Mix the flour, salt, yeast, and one tablespoon sweetener/sugar together.
Mix the flour and egg mixtures together to form a dough.
Knead the dough for ten minutes, the prove for about and hour.
Preheat the oven to 200 ༠C/ 180 ༠C fan/375 ༠F/5 Gas.
Place the dough in a loaf tin and bake.
Heat the milk gently in a saucepan and add one tablespoon sweetener/sugar, and stir until it has dissolved into a syrup.
Glaze the bread with the syrup.
Categories
#Bread
#Orange