Get some fresh seasonal fruit flavours in your pull apart bread! Bursting with the summer flavours of red currants and vanilla butter, this gorgeous pull-apart loaf is a fabulous addition for any picnic hamper or the ideal solution for easy entertaining.
The best part about this recipe, is that you can use any other seasonal fruit if you can't find red currants. Strawberries, raspberries or plums are excellent substitutes. I am just topping this with a simple dust of powdered sugar, but if you want to attempt a more elevated and decadent topping, you could whip up a quick glaze with cream cheese, powdered sugar and vanilla.
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- Combine milk, yeast and 1 teaspoons of sugar, stir and set aside at room temperature for 10 minutes, untill is gets foamy.
- In the bowl of your stand mixer, add in eggs (reserve 1 tablespoon for the topping), softened butter, remaining sugar, yeast mixture, flour and salt. Stir at slow speed for 5 minutes until the dough comes together. Increase the speed and knead until dough is smooth and elastic.
- Turn out the dough and shape into a ball. Lightly grease the mixing bowl with a little bit of oil. Return the dough ball into the bowl. Cover with a plastic wrap and let it proof at room temperature for about an hour or until it almost doubles its size.
- Grease and line a large loaf pan with parchment paper. Set aside. Mix the butter and vanilla sugar in a bowl until well combined. Rinse and pluck the currants off of the stems.
- Lightly flour a work surface and roll out the dough into a rectangle, roughly 50cmx35cm. Brush the rectangle with vanilla butter. Sprinkle the currants over.
- Cut the dough into 4 strips and each strip into 5 or 6 even pieces. Stack a few of pieces together and place into the prepared baking tin. Repeat with the rest. Depending on the length of your loaf pan you might even have a couple of pieces left. Simply roll them up into individual buns and place in muffin tins. Cover with a clean kitchen towel and leave to rest in a warm place for 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 190C/375F. Brush the top with the reserved egg and bake in the middle of the hot oven for about 30 minutes until nicely golden brown. Remove from the oven let it cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Turn out and dust with powdered sugar.
That's beautiful!!! No doubt quite yummy too.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful looking bread! I've actually never baked with red currants, but I bet they are really good addition to this rich and delicate bread!
ReplyDeletenow I feel like dessert, yum.
ReplyDelete...I love currants, I planted some this year and I hope to pick some next year.
ReplyDeleteAngie, I've had a couple different types of sweet pull apart bread over the years but never one made with currants. As a matter of fact I don't think I've eaten currants since I was about 12 years old at my grandmother's house. I did enjoy them...but I don't think I've seen them in any stores or even at a farmer's market. Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
ReplyDeleteI love pull apart breads. This one looks beautiful and delicious with the red currants!
ReplyDeleteThis is going to be in my dreams when I have my cup of tea this morning.
ReplyDeleteI'm drooling over here, how yummy!
ReplyDeleteThis bread looks so yummy :)
ReplyDeleteAlways a new delight !!
ReplyDeleteElegant presentation.
Your presentation of this very decadent recipe is, as always, lovely!
ReplyDeleteLots of sugar though, so this would definitely be a treat dish for me!
But hey! we all deserve a treat every now and then, although I might prefer mine with raspberries :)
This pull apart bread is beautiful. I can eat this for breakfast, lunch, snack or even dinner.
ReplyDeleteOMG that is so prettyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!! There is something so sinfully juicy about pull apart breads, I just love them, especially the savoury ones.
ReplyDeleteSo seasonal and so refreshing !
ReplyDeleteThat just looks divine.
ReplyDeleteEs la primera vez que veo un pan como este y tengo que decir que me ha encantado, pero sería un peligro tenerlo cerca, pues me lo comería entero. Es una delicia.
ReplyDeleteBss
Red currents are such European fruit, reminds me of the summers we spent visiting family in Budapest. This pull apart bread is gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteEva http://kitcheninspirations.wordpress.com/
I will have to look for red currants at the farmer's market. This recipe looks beautiful and I am sure tasty.
ReplyDeleteI love pull apart breads this one looks fabulous and colorful!
ReplyDeleteMa è bellissimo😍😍😍😍😍complimenti!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! And it sounds divine!
ReplyDeleteJenna
Looks so beautiful Angie!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous looking dish! Love the recipe -- sounds SO good. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteWhat a stunning bread and sounds so good. I don't often see red currents around here but we get plenty of other berries that we could try. Love all your photos.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and delicious. Another gorgeous creation.
ReplyDeleteLooks delicious!
ReplyDeleteWhat a rich idea, I love redcurrants, so I guess I'd love this beautiful pull apart bread! Very creative :)
ReplyDeleteOMG that is one pretty looking bread!
ReplyDeleteGracias por la receta se ve genial, de ley la hago te mando un beso
ReplyDeleteWow looks fantastic and delicious
ReplyDeleteVery great recip!;)
ReplyDeleteThis looks so festive! It reminds me of Christmas!! - http://www.domesticgeekgirl.com
ReplyDeleteWhat a stunning bread! I wish I knew where to buy fresh red currants in Los Angeles. I am not even sure I have ever tasted a fresh one. I can only imagine they are so delicious.
ReplyDeleteLooks amazing! I haven't eaten bread with such a side yet :)
ReplyDeleteIt looks beautiful and delicious. :)
ReplyDeleteI love little fruits and pull apart bread! Simply perfect!
ReplyDeleteA big hug,
MG
I think red currants are so underused, the forgotten berry! Beautiful bread, so festive!
ReplyDeleteOh this looks so delicious and beautiful.
ReplyDeleteChe meraviglia! Ricetta favolosa! Grazie!
ReplyDeleteAngie te comento que por aquí se ha puesto de moda la versión salada intercalando queso, jamón cocido, untando cada rodaja de pan con una mezcla de mantequilla y hierbas. Queda muy sabroso.
ReplyDeleteBeso desde Argentina
Que rico con grosellas :-)))
ReplyDeleteThe bread looks so vibrant and fresh.. Beautiful one, I haven't tasted red currents, does it taste the same as black current?
ReplyDeleteSO beautiful with these pearl-like red currants.
ReplyDeleteLooks so delicious.
ReplyDeleteAll the best Jan
Gorgeous bread!! I remember picking wild red currants with my mother decades ago. ♥ Unfortunately, I just don't see them in stores here.
ReplyDeleteLooks so delicious and beautiful, amazing skill you have, especially for the nutritious staple food like this.
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