APRICOT & MARZIPAN TWIST

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Paul Hollywood's almond and apricot 'couronne' is crammed with fruit and nuts and is a great alternative to stollen

Provided by Paul Hollywood

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h15m

Number Of Ingredients 16

250g strong white bread flour
50g unsalted butter , softened
150ml whole milk
10g fast-action dried yeast
1 large egg , beaten
120g dried apricot , chopped
150ml orange juice
90g unsalted butter
70g light muscovado sugar
35g plain flour
60g raisin
65g chopped walnut
grated zest 1 orange
200g marzipan
50g apricot jam
200g icing sugar , mixed with enough water to make a runny icing

Steps:

  • The night before, put apricots and orange juice in a bowl and set aside.
  • To make the dough, put flour, 1 tsp salt, butter, milk, yeast and egg in a bowl, and mix together to form a dough. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 6 mins.
  • Transfer dough to a mixing bowl. Cover, then set aside to rise in a warm place for 1 hr.
  • Meanwhile, drain the apricots. In a mixing bowl, cream the butter and muscovado sugar until fluffy. Mix in the apricots, flour, raisins, walnuts and orange zest.
  • Turn the risen dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Roll it out to a rectangle, about 25 x 33cm. Evenly spread over the apricot mix, then roll out the marzipan and lay it on top. Roll up the rectangle tightly so it looks like a Swiss roll. Roll slightly, then cut lengthways along the roll, leaving 1 end joined. Twist 2 lengths together, then shape into a ring on a baking sheet lined with baking parchment. Set aside to rise for 1 hr.
  • Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6. Bake the twist for 30 mins until risen and dark golden. Towards the end of the baking time, gently warm the apricot jam in a small pan. Brush the freshly baked loaf with the warm jam to glaze it, then set it aside to cool. Once cooled, drizzle the twist heavily with the runny icing.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 418 calories, Fat 17 grams fat, SaturatedFat 7 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 64 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 46 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 6 grams protein, Sodium 0.49 milligram of sodium

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