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Latvian Christmas yellow bread
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Latvian Christmas yellow bread

14 ingredients 30 min Makes 1 loaf openrecipes
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

858
Calories
28g
Protein
27g
Fat
126g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 10 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
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
Saffron 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

  • 400ml/15fl oz full fat milk
  • 675g/1¼lb plain flour
  • pinch of salt
  • 75g/3oz unsalted butter
  • 75g/3oz caster sugar
  • 80g/3¼oz sultanas
  • 2 sachets of dried yeast
  • 5g/¼oz saffron
  • 2 medium eggs
  • fine zest of ½ lemon
  • 50g/2oz nibbed or chopped almonds
  • beaten egg yolks
  • , freshly ground cardamom
  • to dredge icing sugar

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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