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Swedish Orange Cardamom Bread Wreath – Vetekrans

December 6, 2017 by GG 1 Comment

Orange And Cardamom Wreath

Orange And Cardamom Wreath

I loved staying with my Granny, It meant hours of freedom charging around the woods and fields and plenty of cake.  Wednesdays were both the best and worst days, because Wednesday was Bridge day.  I’d have to sit on the sofa, silently, as they played hand after hand of cards, best friends calling each other “Partner” whilst I wrigglingly read a book.  But there was always the coffee break. Although it was Grandpa who was Swedish, my Granny embraced  Fika, wholeheartedly, particularly the seven options of goodies to eat.

Orange And Cardamom Wreath

Orange And Cardamom Wreath

Fika or coffee time is a very important part of Swedish Life. It’s not just about sitting drinking coffee and eating cake, but about a state of mind, taking time out, relaxing and chatting with your friends or family.  Fika can happen at any time of day and also several times a day.  The important thing is to wind down whether you’re taking 10 minutes or two hours.  When my Granny and Granpa first married, Fika would have involved seven kinds of homemade cakes, biscuits.and open sandwiches.  A mountain of work for each social occasion.  By the time I was reluctantly sitting on the sofa, she was buying most of her fika, but there was still a selection of seven treats to choose from as all the ladies stopped play for Fika and I was allowed to join in.  This orange cardamom bread would be the centre piece of my Fika spread, gently spiced with cardamom and a fragrant orange and almond filling.

Iced, Sliced Orange And Cardamom Wreath

Iced, Sliced Orange And Cardamom Wreath

Rolled sweet breads and buns are very Scandinavian, I’ve cooked this one traditionally as a wreath, which would be perfect for christmas but you can bake it as a log.  You still need to make the scissor cuts in order to have separate buns and for it to bake and caramelise evenly.

Orange And Cardamom Wreath dough

Orange And Cardamom Wreath dough

The cardamom speckled dough for the wreath is quite soft and has to be kneaded until smooth, like any bread dough.  Once smooth form into a ball and place into a bowl and cover with a tea towel or cling film and set aside to prove for about 1 hour or until it has doubled in size.

Rolled Orange And Cardamom Wreath Dough

Rolled Orange And Cardamom Wreath Dough

Once it has proved, turn out of the bowl and knead until the air is knocked out (knock Back).  Roll into a rectangle, roughly 48 x 37 cms. (19 x 14 1/2 inches) you don’t have to be exact but it does need to be a rectangle rather than a square.

Orange And Cardamom Wreath Filling

Orange And Cardamom Wreath Filling

Once the dough is rolled out dab spoonfuls of the filling all over the  dough, this makes it easier to spread evenly. Spread the filling evenly.

Rolling The Orange And Cardamom Wreath

Rolling The Orange And Cardamom Wreath

Start rolling the dough from the long side into a tight swiss roll, at this point you can transfer it to a greased baking sheet, cut it in half if it’s too long.  Or form the dough into a ring using a little beaten egg to seal the edges to join the 2 ends of the wreath.

Cutting The Orange And Cardamom Wreath With Scissors

Cutting The Orange And Cardamom Wreath With Scissors

Using large scissors, a knife will be very difficult, snip deep cuts into the wreath at even distances all around.  Then bend every other ‘bun’ to the outside of the ring and the ‘buns’ in between to the inside of the ring until it looks like the photo.  The dough will stretch a little, you don’t need to pull the ‘buns’ hard.  If you are leaving the dough in a log, snip the dough in the same way and alternately pull the buns left and right.

Orange And Cardamom Wreath with the slices alternately facing into and out of the ring

Orange And Cardamom Wreath with the slices alternately facing into and out of the ring

Brush the wreath or logs with beaten egg and sprinkle with flaked almonds and bake.

Orange And Cardamom Wreath Brushed With Beaten Egg And Sprinkled With Flaked Almonds Ready For Baking

Orange And Cardamom Wreath Brushed With Beaten Egg And Sprinkled With Flaked Almonds Ready For Baking

RECIPE

Orange And Cardamom Wreath

makes approximately 18

 

Orange And Cardamom Wreath

Orange And Cardamom Wreath

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Filed Under: Baking, Bread, Cake, Recipes, Scandi Flavours, Spices, Vegetarian Tagged With: Almonds, Baking, Bread, cardamom, Edible Wreath, Fika, Orange cardamom Bread, recipe, Scandi Flavours, Swedish, Swedish baking, Swedish Bread Wreath, Sweet bread, Vetekrans, Wreath

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Comments

  1. Angie@Angie's Recipes says

    December 6, 2017 at 3:27 pm

    That looks gorgeous! I baked similar bread with poppy filling before, would love to try your almond filling next time.

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Hi! I’m GG and I write a Food and Travel Blog based in the UK. I began my blog in 2011 after years spent in the fashion industry, travelling the world. Finally I had time to think and indulge in my passions for writing, travel, food, and photography, in my own time.♥
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