BBC Food - Recipes - Mincemeat and marzipan couronne ('crown')

BBC Food - Recipes - Mincemeat and marzipan couronne ('crown')

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This French 'crown' of bread is chock-full of Christmas ingredients and makes a great alternative to Christmas cake.

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Ingredients

  • 250g/9oz strong white bread flour, plus extra for dusting
  • 5g salt
  • 8g instant yeast
  • 50g/1¾oz unsalted butter , softened, plus extra for greasing
  • 135ml/4½fl oz whole milk
  • 1 free-range egg , lightly beaten
  • 90g/3¼oz caster sugar
  • 140g/5oz icing sugar , plus extra for dusting
  • 220g/7¾oz ground almonds
  • 1 orange , finely grated zest only
  • 1 free-range egg , beaten
  • 400g/14oz ready-made mincemeat
  • 50g/1¾oz apricot jam
  • 200g/7oz icing sugar
  • 50g/1¾oz pistachios , cut into slivers
  • 25g/1oz glacé cherries , roughly chopped

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