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Mincemeat and marzipan couronne ('crown')
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Mincemeat and marzipan couronne ('crown')

16 ingredients 30 min Serves 12 openrecipes
Mincemeat and marzipan couronne ('crown')

This French 'crown' of bread is chock-full of Christmas ingredients and makes a great alternative to Christmas cake.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1244
Calories
39g
Protein
41g
Fat
184g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 12 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Pistachio 1 oz (28g / ~49 kernels) 159
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Cherry 1 cup (138g) 87
White Bread 1 slice (30g) white 79
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Apricot 1 medium (35g) 17
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
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

  • 250g/9oz strong white bread flour, plus extra for dusting
  • 5g salt
  • 8g instant yeast
  • 50g/1¾oz unsalted butter
  • 135ml/4½fl oz whole milk
  • 1 free-range egg
  • 90g/3¼oz caster sugar
  • 140g/5oz icing sugar
  • 220g/7¾oz ground almonds
  • 1 orange
  • 1 free-range egg
  • 400g/14oz ready-made mincemeat
  • 50g/1¾oz apricot jam
  • 200g/7oz icing sugar
  • 50g/1¾oz pistachios
  • 25g/1oz glacé cherries

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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