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You will need a high round baking dish, which is difficult to find, so
I have used a high cooking pot with straight sides. Must not have plastic handles.
Grease the inside and line bottom and side with greased baking paper.
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25g dried or 50g fresh yeast
650g (18oz) plain flour, sifted
150g (5
1/2oz ) sugar
200g ( 7oz) unsalted butter, melted
5 egg yolks
1/4 ( 7floz) litre warm milk
150g (5
1/2oz ) chopped lemon and
orange peel
150g
(5
1/2oz ) raisons
grated rind of 1 lemon,
untreated
a few drops of Vanilla Essence
1 teaspoon salt
pinch of grated nutmeg
- warm milk and add the yeast, whisk it in gently
- leave for 10 minutes
- sift flour into a bowl
- add the sugar, nutmeg, Vanilla Essence, salt, grated lemon rind and stir
- pour in the melted butter and the yeast mixture then mix in the egg yolks
- stir well for a few minutes
- leave to rest in a warm place for 1/2 hour or until the dough has risen double in size
- now mix in the chopped orange and lemon peel and raisins
- put into your baking dish and cut a cross into the dough
- place bottom shelf of the oven
- bake at 200C ( Gas 6 / 400F) for 1 1/2 hour
- remove from oven and let it cool for a while then remove from the pot and leave to cool completely on a backing rack before removing the baking paper.
- when cool wrap in foil or place into a cake tin and store in a cool place
- Dust with powder (icing) sugar before serving.
Bon Appétit
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