Cranberry White Chocolate Bread
So as I write this post there is less than a week left until we celebrate Christmas! I have so many recipes and ideas that I still wanted to prepare but time is going to get the best of me 🙁
I´m glad to say that my Christmas Tree is up and looking rather beautiful if I may say so myself but to be honest it´s really small (the same height as my 3 year old son!!).. Hubby threw-out our big tree last year so we´re stuck with the small one we used the 1st year I moved here from South Africa…
Note to self: buy a bigger tree next year 😉
Today´s post is somewhat my own invention but also inspired by recent recipes I´ve seen.. To make this sweet dough bread, I used the same recipe I used for the Chelsea Buns I made recently and the result was really delicious!
I´m in love with the flavour combination of Cranberries and White Chocolate and recently saw many recipes using it, so I decided to make it.. but.. by adding cinnamon (obviously.. since it´s Christmas I needed to add cinnamon as cinnamon to me = Christmas..).
It´s really cold up here in the village where we live and I´ve caught yet another cold but even if this sounds strange, it´s true, I just love it.. I grew up with Christmas being during peak summer (as everybody else who grew up in the Southern Hemisphere..) and always dreamed of a White Christmas (as the song goes..) and although we dont have snow here in the village we live, we do have cold weather (brrrrr) and that´s good enough for me!
To make this sweet bread, use the same RECIPE I used for my chelsea bun recipe but replaced the Pistachios with chopped White Chocolate and added extra Cinnamon!
- then when you´ve made the roll, instead of cutting it into disks, cut off the ends and tuck them in downwards to fit into your bread/loaf tin.
- brush with egg wash (1 egg + milk) and after baking it for 15 minutes at the same oven temperature as my Chelsea Buns, cover it with aluminium foil (this ensures the bread doesn´t go black on top) and then bake for a further 15 minutes.
- put the oven off and leave the bread in there for a further 5 minutes.
- leave to cool completely on a cooling rack and drizzle with some melted white chocolate before serving 🙂
We have a busy week ahead of us, counting four Christmas parties.. but I wouldn´t want it any other way 🙂 I hope you are all enjoying this time of preperation and I would love to know what´s on your Christmas menus??
Johlene
xoxo
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¡¡buenisima pinta Johlene!
Regla ( A comer con mamá)
Gracias Regla!! Me alegro de que te guste 🙂 Xx
I’m with Laura–I want this for breakfast, too! I don’t make yeast breads too often but for this I would make an exception!
I´m learning alot about yeasted breads and I love everything about it.. to me it´s somewhat therapeutic!! Xx
A slice of goodness!
Just needs a nice cup of tea or coffee and then we are ready to go 😉
Oh girl, this bread looks amazing! I’m a big fan of yeasted sweets and white chocolate, so I’m 100% in love with this beauty!
Happy Christmas! xo
Hey there, I´m glad you like it, I also love yeasted sweets 🙂 Happy Xmas to you too! Xx
I wasn’t expecting a yeast bread. When I scrolled down I was surprised to find such a beautiful, bakery quality treat. I want this for breakfast!
I agree this could be perfect for breakfast and you could easily put it in the middle of the table and every one breaks off a piece like they do here in Spain 🙂 Xx
Hola preciosa, me encnata todo lo que haces, jamás se me hubiese ocurrido, que ésta era la receta!
Te ha quedado genial, a mi la mezcla de arándanos y chocolate banco me fascina, así que tengo que probar ésta receta, qué corte!
Un besito y aprovecho para despedirme de ti, mañana será mi última publicación hasta enero, así que Feliz Navidad y Felices fiestas!
Gracias!! La combinación de arándanos y chocolate blanco realmente es muy deliciosa, necesitas probarla! Un Beso y Felices Fiestas!! Xx
Para mi igual que para ti la Navidad huele a canela. Tengo que probar esta combinación de sabores que tanto te gusta así que me llevo tu receta. Lo del menú navideño no lo tengo muy claro.
Un besito y Felices Fiestas!!!
Gracias Deborah y bienvenida aquí 🙂 También no lo tengo mi menú navideño claro y falta pocos días!! Un beso y Feliz Navidad!!
Oh, beautiful! You’re right, cinnamon makes everything better.
Thanks! Isn´t cinnamon suppose to be healthy…… Xx
Jo me encanta todo lo que haces!! Y esta miga del corte es absolutamente delicioso…y el toque de chocolate blanco es irresistible!
Un beso enorme, con mucha buena vibra, nos leemos el próximo año!!
Muchas gracias Mayte!! Necesitas probar esta receta, a mi me gusta mucho 🙂 Un beso enorme y feliz navidad 🙂