Piernik Honey Bread

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⏱ 150 mins 🍽 ['32', '4 - 4x8 inch loaves'] 🌶 eastern european 🏷 Snack

This recipe for piernik, a classic Eastern European honey bread, comes from a family tradition. It yields a fragrant, semi-sweet loaf spiced with cinnamon, cloves, and allspice, and studded with raisins and walnuts. The dough requires a brief rest before baking into four golden loaves. It is a wonderful snack, especially when served with a little butter. The total preparation and baking time is approximately 150 minutes.

Piernik Honey Bread

Ingredients

  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 0.5 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 0.5 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 4 eggs
  • 0.5 cup milk
  • 0.5 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup honey
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 0.5 cup raisins
  • 0.5 cup chopped walnuts

Method

  1. Combine the sugar, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, and eggs in a large bowl. Add the milk and oil, then the baking soda. Bring the honey to a boil in a small pot before stirring it into the mixture. Mix in the flour, then fold through the raisins and walnuts. Stir the dough by hand with a sturdy spoon for 10 minutes. Let it rest for 1 hour.
  2. Set your oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease four 8x4 inch loaf pans lightly.
  3. Divide the batter between the pans, filling each to about 2 inches deep. Bake in the preheated oven for 1 hour 15 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the centre comes out clean. The loaves will be brown and cracked on top.

Nutrition (per serving)

Calories175 kcal
Fat6 g
Sugars17 g
Protein3 g
Sodium51 mg

Recipe details

CategorySnack
Cuisineeastern european
AuthorZURIELLE