It's March Daring Bakers reveal day, and I know that you have been waiting for it. So, without further ado:
The March 2011 Daring Baker’s Challenge was hosted by Ria of Ria’s Collection and Jamie of Life’s a Feast. Ria and Jamie challenged The Daring Bakers to bake a yeasted Meringue Coffee Cake.
It comprises a bread dough filled with a meringue and your choice of additional filling which can be sweet or savoury. As our hosts described it as:
A gorgeous brioche-like dough is rolled jellyroll style around a whipped meringue and whatever filling you choose, shaped into a wreath and baked.
This recipe is quite unusual - I would never have thought of filling a bread with meringue. In the baked bread, the meringue seems to melt into the dough, so that it adds flavour, but is not otherwise evident in the finished product.
I had picked up some sugar plums at the supermarket out of curiosity (heck, who hasn't wanted to taste a sugar plum?), so I chose to use those in the filling with a sprinkling of cinnamon:
Here is a peek inside my bread:
This bread was pleasant, but not my kettle of fish - I am not a bread girl in general. They ate it at work, so I can only assume it tasted ok (although I note that it did not disappear as quickly as some other things).
12 comments:
I have never heard of this bread which is filled with meringue but sounds interesting.
Sugar plums sound like a great filling for this bread! Glad you gave the challenge a go even though you aren't a real bread person. Great job!
I like your filling idea with the plums.
Sounds interesting to me...I haven't seen the fillings like this before. The outside looks very nice. I would love to try a piece! Not a bread person??? Not a bread person??? Not a bread person??? lol I can't imagine.
I'm not much of a bread girl either, but I must admit, the idea of filling bread with your own choice of ingredients is exciting. Nice job!
Sugar plums! Ah, it reminds me of Christmas. Your bread looks yummy, and I like the slits that you made in your dough.
Ciao ! I'm sorry it wasn't for you ! I would have eaten all of it ! It's gorgeous !
That looks great Cakelaw! And I remember being surprised at filling it with meringue too. Perhaps I'll give this a go a little later when I have more time :)
Sugar plums sound like a lovely filling for the bread. I think being a bread person, I really enjoyed the cake a lot more, but good to see your cake still turned out beautifully.
I'm curious about how the sugar plum filling turned out! I haven't had sugar plums before but, like you, have always wanted to try them. It looks like it came out great even if your co-workers didn't gobble it down too quickly.
mmm plums in yeasted sweet bread sounds delicious
Think that's an excellent filling to use. Great looking wreath too.
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