Christmas sweet bread is a traditional Ligurian dessert, typical of the Christmas holidays. Originating from Genoa, this sweet bread is enriched with pine nuts, pistachios, raisins, candied pumpkin, and fennel seeds. Made with flour, sugar, brewer's yeast, butter, and a splash of orange blossom water, this dessert is tasty and fragrant. It is usually served at Christmas, accompanied by a cup of hot tea or a glass of sweet wine.
Knead the flour with the yeast dissolved in a little warm water, adding more until you obtain a firm dough
Cover it and let it rise for about an hour until it has doubled in volume
Arrange the remaining flour in a mound, pour the melted butter, wine, Marsala, orange blossom water, sugar, and a pinch of salt into the center, adding more warm water if necessary
Once you have a firm dough, mix it with the risen dough and work it all together for at least a quarter of an hour
At this point, spread out the dough and distribute the pine nuts, pistachios, soaked, squeezed, and dried raisins, candied fruit, and fennel seeds over it
Knead the dough for a few more minutes, shape it into a loaf, and place it on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper
Let the dough rise, covered, in a warm place for a few hours
Stand Mixer
Sweet Bread Mold
Italia, Liguria
| Energy (kcal) | 391.61 |
| Carbohydrates (g) | 61.05 |
| of which Sugars (g) | 21.24 |
| Fat (g) | 13.71 |
| of which Saturates (g) | 5.9 |
| Protein (g) | 8.52 |
| Fiber (g) | 2.6 |
| Sale (g) | 0.13 |
