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White chocolate and orange peacock bread
Photo: Charisse Kenion

White chocolate and orange peacock bread

17 ingredients 1 hr Makes 1 loaf openrecipes

This delicious sweet bread makes a beautiful centrepiece at any table - even if you skip the intricate shaping and twist it into a simple plait instead.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1056
Calories
30g
Protein
35g
Fat
154g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Chocolate 1 oz (28g) semisweet 155
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 350ml/12fl oz full-fat milk
  • 60g/2¼oz caster sugar
  • 14g/½oz instant yeast
  • 12g/⅓oz salt
  • 700g/1lb 9oz strong white flour
  • ¾ tsp ground cardamom
  • 1 large free-range egg
  • 85g/3oz unsalted butter
  • 2-3 oranges
  • 200g/7oz white chocolate
  • 100g/3½oz candied mixed peel
  • 100g/3½oz strong flour
  • 10g/⅓oz butter
  • pinch salt
  • blue or green, yellow and red food colouring
  • 1 beaten free-range egg
  • 100g/3½oz mini-egg chocolates

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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