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Fries suikerbrood
Cinnamon sugar bread
Sûkerbôle: Frisian cinnamon bread with pockets of melting pearl sugar
DutchFries suikerbrood, sûkerbôle in Frisian, is the bread Frisian families bring when a baby is born: a soft white loaf filled with large sugar nibs and cinnamon, so that as it bakes the sugar melts into sticky, crunchy pockets. Leeuwarden bakeries sell it every day, sliced and buttered with coffee. A common mistake is using fine sugar, which dissolves completely; it must be the big pearl sugar nibs. Chef's tip: knead in the sugar only at the end and gently, and bake the loaf in a tin so the melting sugar caramelises against the sides.
- Total time
- 80 min
- Difficulty
- medium
- Serves
- 12
Ingredients
For the dough
- 1 ⅛ lb plain flour
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 ¼ cups warm milk
- 1 ¾ oz soft butter
For the filling
- 7 oz pearl sugar nibs
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
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Method
0/5 doneStep 1: Mix 1 ⅛ lb plain flour, ¼ oz fast-action dried yeast, 1 tbsp sugar and 1 tsp salt. Add 1 ¼ cups warm milk and 1 ¾ oz soft butter and knead 10 minutes. Cover and rise 1 hour.
10 minStep 2: Mix 7 oz pearl sugar nibs and 2 tsp ground cinnamon. Knead into the dough gently, until evenly spread. Common mistake: fine sugar; no pockets.
Step 3: Shape into a loaf and put in a buttered 1 kg loaf tin. Rise 40 minutes.
40 minStep 4: Heat the oven to 375°F (fan 350°F). Bake for 35–40 minutes, until golden and hollow-sounding.
40 minStep 5: Turn out at once, before the sugar sets, and cool on a rack.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 290 kcal
- Protein
- 6 g
- Carbs
- 50 g
- Fat
- 7 g
- Fibre
- 2 g
Nutrition values are estimates.
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Good to know
- How long does fries suikerbrood take?
- About 80 minutes in total: 40 minutes to prepare and 40 minutes to cook.
- How many people does it serve?
- 12 as written. Change the servings above the ingredients and every amount scales to match.
- Is it vegetarian?
- Yes. It has no meat or fish.
- What can I use instead of plain flour?
- Self-raising flour, same amount (then leave out the baking powder).
- What can I use instead of fast-action dried yeast?
- Fresh yeast, three times the weight.
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