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German Easter Braid with Marzipan Filling Recipe

Ingredients

How to make it

  • Prep does not include yeasat dough prep, rising time etc.
  • Prepare a standard sweet dough from the yeast, flour, sugar, butter ,egg and milk and grated lemon zest. ( knead, let rise, punch down, rise again etc etc )
  • Separate the second egg.
  • Mix the yolk with 1/2 of the powdered sugar till foamy
  • Crumble the marzipan into small cubes
  • Mix marzipan mixture with egg yolk mixture till smooth consistency
  • Beat the white stiff and fold into mixture
  • Stir in half the grated orange peel.
  • Take the prepared dough and roll out to a rectangle 40 x 60 cm
  • Spread with the marzipan mixture and sprinkle with 3/4 of the pistachios
  • Cut the dough into 4 strips ( 10 x 60 cm ) lengthwise
  • Form and roll each stip into a roll as you would for a strudel, sealing in filling tightly
  • Fashion the four rolls into one braided loaf
  • Seal and tuck edges together.
  • Let loaf rest for 10 minutes on the counter
  • Preheat oven to 200C
  • Bake until golden about 35 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and cool to warm
  • Mix remaining powder sugar with remaining juice from half the orange and a little orange peel.
  • Pour over loaf and sprinkle with remianing pistachios

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    " It was excellent "
    juels ate it and said...
    This sounds lovely! Another great and unique recipe from you, thanks!
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    " It was excellent "
    magali777 ate it and said...
    mmmm. sounds delicious!
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    " It was excellent "
    momo_55grandma ate it and said...
    love the orange and lemon flavor mix with this great recipe thanks
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