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Charlotte’s Kitchen
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This page is an extension of the Searle Street Cake Club page. Here you will find recipes of cakes made for the club and some tips and tricks.
25/07/2020
One of the great favourites of the club are Cinnamon Swirls. This is a Norwegian take on a Scandinavian favourite, otherwise known as Kanelsnurrer!
Best eaten while they are still warm with coffee, hyggeligt.
Recipe for 24 swirls
You will need a large mixing bowl.
Dough
1kg Strong white flour,
500ml warm milk, 20-24ºC
25g Fresh Yeast
150g sugar
1tsp Cardamom
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg
150g Soft Butter / Baking Margarine
Filling
125g Soft Butter / Baking Margarine
5-6 tbs brown sugar
1-2 tbsp ground cinnamon
For the Glaze
1 Beaten egg
Pearl sugar to scatter over the swirls.
Mix well all the ingredients for the dough apart from the butter. Add the butter gradually while mixing or kneading well, until the dough doesn’t stick to the sides of the bowl any longer. About 10 minutes.
Cover the dough with cling film or a lid and allow to rise in a warm place for about an hour.
You will now have smooth elastic dough, easy to shape.
While the dough is rising, mix the ingredients for the filling, and set aside.
Roll out the dough on a flour dusted surface, until is is 60 X 30cm or 24″ x 12″. Spread the cinnamon filling onto the long half of the rectangle of dough. Fold over the “clean” part to make a 15 x 60cm, cinnamon dough sandwich.
Cut with a sharp knife 24 slices. Twist each slice and tie a knot as shown in the video.
Place them on baking paper and allow to rise for 20-30 minsutes, covered with a damp tea towel.
Bake in a preheated oven, 200ºC , no fan, for between 10 and 12 minutes, depending on your oven.
Allow to cool before eating and if any remain they will freeze well. Reheat directly from frozen.