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European Christmas wreath
Photo: Sorin Gheorghita

European Christmas wreath

27 ingredients 30 min Serves 4-6 openrecipes

Fragrant spicy brioche buns baked into a wreath, drizzled with orange icing, with four smaller buns filled with homemade orange curd.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

992
Calories
28g
Protein
32g
Fat
151g
Carbs

Counts 11 of 14 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Pistachio 1 oz (28g / ~49 kernels) 159
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Orange Flower 1 medium (131g) 62
Orange 1 medium (131g) 62
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Water not in our table 0
Marzipan not in our table 0
Icing not in our table 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

  • 500g/1lb 2oz strong white flour
  • 50g/1¾oz caster sugar
  • 8g dried active yeast
  • 10g/¼oz salt
  • ¾ tsp mixed spice
  • 1 tsp (approx 12) green cardamom
  • 6 free-range eggs
  • 250g/9oz unsalted soft butter
  • 100g/3½oz sultanas
  • 2 tbsp orange flower water
  • 100g/3½oz chopped pistachios
  • 1 orange
  • 200g/7oz undyed marzipan
  • 1 free-range egg, mixed with pinch salt
  • 2 oranges
  • 1 lemon
  • pinch salt
  • 170g/6oz caster sugar
  • 85g/3oz unsalted butter
  • 3 free-range eggs
  • 1 tbsp orange liqueur
  • 1 orange
  • 300g/10½oz fondant icing
  • toasted flaked almonds
  • chopped pistachios
  • edible gold stars (available online)
  • ready rolled red and green fondant icing

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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