L'Auberge Provencale Bed and Breakfast

South of France "Fruit Cake" - Fougasse: Holiday

Servings: 0

Prep time:3.0

Ingredients:

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  2 tablespoons Dry Yeast

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  5 oz Warm Milk

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  1 (3 1/2 cup) Bread Flour

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  3 tablespoons Sugar

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  1 teaspoon Salt

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  6 Eggs (beaten and warm)

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  1/2 lb Butter (softened)

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  1 Lemon Grind (grated very fine)

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  4 teaspoons Poppy Seeds

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  2 tablespoons Crystallized Sugar

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  Egg Wash (2 yolks beaten with 2 tsp. water)

Step 1:

--Proof yeast in milk and 1 tsp. sugar --Incorporate rest of sugar and flour in bowl --Add eggs to yeast mixture, mixing throughly and set aside to rise to triple the size --Knock down dough and mix in softened butter throughly

Step 2:

--Add lemon peel and poppy seeds --Refrigerate at least 2 hours until dough is chilled --Remove from refrigerator and devide in half --Shape into long loaves or braid --Let rise to double the size --Brush with Egg wash and sprinkle with Crystallized sugar

Step 3:

--Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes in convection oven.