Saffron cake
The main secret of a successful cake - cook it in a good mood, then he will turn lush, high and very tasty.
The amount of said ingredients is obtained 2 cake height of 11 cm and a width of 17 cm.
Ingredients
- 250ml milk
- 7-11 g dry yeast (or 50-60 g of fresh yeast)
- Sugar 150 g
- 2 tsp vanilla sugar
- 5 egg yolks
- pinch of saffron stigmata or 1/3 tsp ground saffron
- 200 g of a butter or margarine
- 650-700 g of flour
- 50 g raisins
- 50 g of nuts (almonds I)
- 50 g candied
Glaze:
- 2 protein
- Sugar 100 g
Preparation
In this recipe, I used the stigmas of saffron, which can be replaced with 1/3 tsp ground saffron.
Saffron gives a unique flavor and golden color.
Saffron stigmas grind in a mortar.
Pour 3 tablespoons hot water (ground saffron and pour 3 tablespoons of hot water).
Leave on for 10-15 minutes.
Slightly warm milk (so it was a little warm), add yeast and 1 tsp sugar.
Add 200 grams of flour, stir, cover with a towel, put in a warm place.
Opara is expected to increase by half (it takes about 30 minutes).
Yolks with sugar and vanilla sugar.
Add yolks coming up sponge and mix.
Add saffron (along with water).
Add the softened butter and mix.
Add 450-500 grams of flour, knead the dough.
The dough must be knead well, it should not be steep and should not stick to your hands.
Again, put the dough in a warm place. Letting the dough rise well (it takes 50-60 minutes).
I pour into a bowl of warm water, put it in a container with the test.
The dough should rise well.
Nuts chop.
If candied large, they should be cut into small pieces.
Add to dough raisins, nuts, candied fruits.
Mix well.
Again, put the dough in a warm place to rise well.
The form of grease, put the dough to 1/3 the height of the form.
Letting the dough rise again in the form.
Put in a preheated 180 degree oven, bake for 35-40 minutes (cooking time depends on the size of the form).
If the top of the cake starts to burn, cover it with foil.
Ready hot cakes grease glaze (proteins whip with sugar) and sprinkle with confectionery or decorate candied sprinkles.
Bon Appetite!
