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Homemade Pain d'Épice

Homemade French spice cake with candied orange peel, a festive Christmas treat.

1h 5m
Easy
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Homemade Pain d'Épice

Ingredients

fir honey or chestnut honey 300 g
whole wheat flour 250 g
almond flour 50 g
milk 100 ml
egg 1
butter (for greasing the mold) 20 g
yeast 1 sachet
spice mix (pain d'épice spice powder; can substitute with cinnamon, cloves, ginger, anise powder) 1 tbsp
candied orange peel (cut into small dice) 40 g

Instructions

1

Heat the liquids

Heat the milk and honey over low heat, and remove from heat as soon as it comes to the first boil.

2

Mix the dry ingredients

Combine the flour and yeast in a large bowl. Add the almond flour, spices, and diced candied orange peel, mix thoroughly, then make a well in the center.

3

Combine the batter

Gradually pour in the warm milk-honey mixture while stirring. Finally add the egg and mix until smooth.

4

Bake

Grease a rectangular baking mold and pour in the batter. Bake at 170°C for about 50 minutes.