Buccellati Recipe
This Buccellati tastes amazing. This lemony Italian bread with aniseed seasonings, Port or Marsala wine flavorings and meringue topping is a party rage ! Try this Buccellati and tell me if you like it.
Ingredients
| Active dry yeast | 1/2 Tablespoon | |
| Warm water | 2 Tablespoon | |
| Flour | 2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Unsalted butter | 3 Tablespoon, softened | |
| Sugar | 3 Tablespoon | |
| Egg | 1 | |
| Aniseeds | 1 Teaspoon | |
| Lemon peel | 1 Teaspoon, grated | |
| 1 tablespoon Marsala or Port | ||
| Salt | 1/4 Teaspoon | |
| Candied lemon peel | 3 Tablespoon, chopped | |
| Glaze | ||
| 1 egg white, beaten with 1 tablespoon water | ||
Directions
1 Dissolve yeast in warm water. Set aside for 5 minutes.
2 Combine 1 cup flour, butter, sugar, egg, aniseeds, grated lemon peel, wine, and salt in mixing bowl. Mix thoroughly.
3 Add yeast mixture. Mix thoroughly. Add enough remaining flour to make a soft dough.
4 Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth€”about 10 minutes. Place in greased bowl, turning to coat top.
5 Cover; let rise in warm place until double€”about 1 hour.
6 Knead in candied lemon peel. Let rest for 10 minutes.
7 Shape into round ball. Stretch dough to form a 4-inch hole in center. Place ring on greased baking sheet. Put greased custard dish in hole to hold shape.
8 Cover; let rise until double€”about 30 minutes. Make glaze and brush on loaf. Bake in a preheated 375°F oven 30€”40 minutes or until done.
9 Cool on wire rack.
2 Combine 1 cup flour, butter, sugar, egg, aniseeds, grated lemon peel, wine, and salt in mixing bowl. Mix thoroughly.
3 Add yeast mixture. Mix thoroughly. Add enough remaining flour to make a soft dough.
4 Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth€”about 10 minutes. Place in greased bowl, turning to coat top.
5 Cover; let rise in warm place until double€”about 1 hour.
6 Knead in candied lemon peel. Let rest for 10 minutes.
7 Shape into round ball. Stretch dough to form a 4-inch hole in center. Place ring on greased baking sheet. Put greased custard dish in hole to hold shape.
8 Cover; let rise until double€”about 30 minutes. Make glaze and brush on loaf. Bake in a preheated 375°F oven 30€”40 minutes or until done.
9 Cool on wire rack.
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