Photo: Sorin Gheorghita
European Christmas wreath
27 ingredients
30 min
Serves 4-6
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Fragrant spicy brioche buns baked into a wreath, drizzled with orange icing, with four smaller buns filled with homemade orange curd.
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
Directions
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By bbcfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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