• Rich Malt Bread
  • Rich Malt Bread

    • KronJäst
    • 2 loaves
    • 30 min
    • 2 hours 30 minutes

    A classic Christmas bread. Lots of exciting ingredients that come together to fill the house with a wonderful Christmas scent!

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    Here's how:

    • 1

      Dissolve the yeast in a little water.

    • 2

      Add the remaining ingredients, except for the raisins. 

    • 3

      Mix the dough in a stand mixer for 4 minutes on low speed and 2 minutes on medium speed, or by hand for 15 minutes, until it becomes smooth.

    • 4

      Add the raisins. Just mix them into the dough.

    • 5

      Cover with plastic wrap and let rise for about 30 minutes.

    • 6

      Preheat the oven to 230 °C. At the same time, place a pan with 0.5 L of water on the bottom rack of the oven and leave it there for the entire baking time.

    • 7

      Shape into two loaves and place them in the greased pans. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise for about 60 minutes.

    • 8

      Place the loaves in the center of the oven and lower the temperature to 190 °C. Bake for about 28–30 minutes.

    • 9

      Remove the bread from the pan immediately after baking. Let it cool on a wire rack.


    Tip!
    If you need a little help getting started or want to learn more, feel free to check out our Baking School. Good luck with your baking!

    Ingredients

    • 50 g (1 packet) KronJäst for Bread, fresh
    • 500 g (5 dl) low-calorie soda 
    • 70 g (0.7 dl) water 
    • 140 g (1 dl) dark syrup
    • 30 g (2 tbsp) butter, at room temperature
    • 250 g (4 dl) rye flour
    • 800 g (about 13 dl) all-purpose flour
    • 12 g (2 tsp) salt
    • 5 g (1 tbsp) ground ginger
    • 5 g (1 tbsp) ground bitter orange
    • 5 g (1 tbsp) ground cinnamon 
    • 5 g (1 tbsp) ground cloves 
    • 100 g (1.5 dl) raisins

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