Ingredients

The following ingredients have 4 Servings
  • 450 g strong white bread flour
  • 0.5 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp or 1 sachet easy bake yeast
  • 55 g caster sugar
  • 55 g unsalted butter (at room temperature)
  • 1 egg
  • 120 ml water (just boiled)
  • 120 ml semi-skimmed milk
  • About ten cardamom pods
  • 1 block of golden marzipan
  • A few handfuls of shelled pistachios (chopped)
  • 2-3 tsp caster sugar
  • A little melted butter or a few sprays of Lurpak cooking mist

Instruction

  • Place the flour in a bowl, and add the salt and yeast on opposite sides.
  • Split the cardamom pods with a pestle and mortar, then grind the seeds to a fine powder. Add this (for me this yielded half a teaspoon) to the bowl.
  • Add the sugar, then rub in the butter.
  • Mix in the egg and then add the water and milk.
  • Mix to form a sticky dough.
  • Tip the dough onto a floured surface and knead for ten minutes until the dough is smooth and elastic.
  • Place the dough in an oiled bowl, cover with clingfilm and leave it in a warm place for about an hour, or until doubled in size.
  • Punch back the dough to remove the air. Press it out into a large rectangle on a silicone baking mat.
  • Roll out the marzipan as thin as possible. It will stick to the surface and to the rolling pin.
  • Place the marzipan on top of the dough.
  • Brush the top of the marzipan with the melted butter, or spray on the Lurpak cooking mist.
  • Sprinkle the caster sugar over the top, then the chopped pistachios.
  • Roll the dough up on one of the long sides, as if you were making a Swiss roll.
  • Slice the large roll into approx 9 slices.
  • Spray a silicone baking dish with cooking mist, and arrange the slices in the dish. If you have any extra you can cook them on a tray or in a separate dish.
  • Cover the dish with clingfilm and allow the dough to rise again for around 30-45 minutes. They should double in size again.
  • Remove the clingfilm and bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for 25-30 minutes until baked all the way through. It may take longer than you think to cook through in the centre.