Honey Bread

5 from 2 votes

A German Christmas Bread

Prep Time20

Cook Time1 15

Total Time1 35

Course: Afternoon Coffee, Breakfast

Cuisine: Dutch, German

Keyword: baking, Bread, Christmas, sweet

Servings: loaf

Calories: 6952kcal

Author: Barbara

If not already done, chopp and roast the almonds and grate the oranges and lemons for the zest.
Combine the 350 g Honey, 175 g Cane Sugar, and 180 g Butter in a pot an heat just enough for everything to melt and dissolve. Add 3 tbsp Milk.
Preheat the oven to 350°F / 180°C.
In a bowl, mix the 700 g Flour, 125 g Almonds, 1 tsp German Gingerbread Spice, 1 tsp Ginger, 1 tsp Potassium Carbonate Powder, and ½ tsp Baker's Ammonia. Also add 1 pinch Salt. Stir and combine it.
Pour the honey mixture into a large mixing bowl, add the cest of the 4 Oranges and 6 Lemons. While slowely mixing, add the dry ingredients spoon after spoon. When the batter is created, add 3 Eggs, one at a time. And mix in.
Grease the loaf pan and fill with the batter. Bake for an overall of 75 minutes (regular loaf pan) but cover the bread with aluminum foil after the first 35 minutes.
The smaller loaf pans bake for about 60 minutes or until a wooden toothpick comes out clean.
Let cool and serve with cold butter.

This recipe makes 1 regular bread loaf or 2 small loafs as seen in the video.