I have just received these delicious viennoiseries from a friend as a pre Christmas present. Founded in 1982 in Casablanca, Amoud patisserie became nationally known for its high quality cakes, pastries, viennoiseries and breads which are truly irresistible.
Of course Christmas is all about delicious cakes and pastries, homemade mince pies, Christmas cake, stollen, yule log and gingerbread spring to mind, but as I've mentioned many a time, baking cakes really isn't my speciality.
The problem is that shop bought cakes are, as with all ready prepared food, full of hydrogenated fats, additives, preservatives, artificial colourings, flavourings and a lot of salt. Cakes are never going to be healthy but homemade with natural ingredients like butter and eggs, as opposed to tartrazine (linked to ADHD disorders) and other chemical compounds, there is a lot of cheer in a homemade cake.
I came across ice cream bread via online news forum Reddit, where a user suggested mixing a tub of strawberry Haagen-Dazs with flour then baking for 40 minutes at 200c. Incredibly this works (even for me!) Ice cream is made from cream and eggs, which react with the raising agents in the flour.
The beauty of this simple recipe is you can use various ice cream flavours, millionaires shortbread is dense, sweet and stodgy, chocolate brownie is light, chocolately and studded with chocolate chips, strawberry is sweet and summery......the possibilities are endless.
Ice cream bread
Recipe
1 tub Haagen-Dazs (or similar) ice cream
200g self raising flour
Semi melt ice cream and combine with flour to make a smooth batter
I used a strawberry shortcake ice cream and added some 70 per cent dark chocolate
Pour batter in to a greased loaf tin or muffin tray and bake in a preheated oven 200c/gas mark 6 for 40 minutes
These are a a cross between a muffin and a sweet bread (think panettone)
Where cake is concerned I can't offer a simpler recipe! You have all the joys of delicious smells wafting from your oven plus soft warm, fresh cake, delicious.
'Bake with love.'
- Manuela Kjeilen
Love Donna xxxxxxx
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