French Spice Cake Food

FRESH APPLE SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9-by-13-by-2-inch baking pan.
• Place the pecans on a sheet pan and toast them for 5 to 10 minutes, until lightly toasted. Set aside. Combine the rum and raisins in a small bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and microwave for 60 seconds. Set aside.
• In the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the granulated sugar, brown sugar, eggs, vegetable oil, vanilla, and orange zest on medium speed for 3 minutes. Sift the flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger, and cloves into a medium bowl. With the mixer on low, slowly add the flour mixture to the wet mixture, just until combined. Drain the raisins, discarding the liquid. With a rubber spatula, fold the raisins, pecans, and apples into the batter. Spread into the prepared pan and smooth the top.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Set aside to cool, cut into squares, and serve warm or at room temperature with a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a drizzle of warm caramel sauce.

FRENCH SPICED BREAD

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F. Grease loaf pans with melted butter.
• Toast almonds on a rimmed baking sheet, tossing once or twice, until golden brown and fragrant, 6-8 minutes. Coarsely chop zest, apricots, plums, and toasted almonds. Transfer to a small bowl.
• Bring honey, milk, salt, cinnamon, and star anise to a boil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Meanwhile, whisk flour, baking powder, spice mix, and baking soda in a large bowl.
• Strain honey mixture through a fine-mesh sieve into dry ingredients and whisk to combine. Add eggs and whisk until incorporated. Using a spatula, quickly fold in zest mixture.
• Divide dough between prepared pans, filling each about three-quarters full. Bake bread until tops are golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the centers comes out clean, 35-40 minutes.
• Let bread cool 10 minutes in pan, then carefully remove from pan and transfer to a wire rack.
• Do Ahead
• Bread can be made 5 days ahead. Tightly wrap and store at room temperature, or freeze up to 1 month.

FRENCH SPICE CAKE

Steps:

• in small mixing bowl,mix together honey,boiling water,and lemon peel,set aside.
• In large mixing bowl,stir together flour,sugar,baking powder,cinnamon,baking soda,salt and cloves.
• Add honey mixture to flour mixture,stirring til nearly smooth.
• Mix eggs and oil,add to batter and stir til combined.
• Pour into greased and floured 10 inch fluted pan.
• Bake at 325 for 50 minutes or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.
• Cool in pan on rack 10 minutes.
• Remove from pan and cool completely.
• Wrap and store overnight.
• serve with whipped cream if desired.

PAIN D'EPICES RECIPE - FRENCH SPICE BREAD

Steps:

• Start by preheating your oven to 150˚C (300˚F), then line a loaf pan with baking paper or grease with butter.
• Pop your rye flour into a large mixing bowl along with the ground ginger, cloves, cinnamon and nutmeg, baking soda and baking powder. Pour in the honey, give it a quick stir with a spoon, then blend using a handheld beater or stand mixer with paddle attachment on low speed.
• Gradually stir in the following ingredients, one at a time: milk, sugar, egg, softened butter and salt.
• Once the mixture is well combined, pour it out into a loaf pan. Don't forget to smooth out the top with the back of a spoon.
• Bake for 45 mins or until a skewer poked into the middle comes out clean, then bask in the aromatic deliciousness of a slice of your freshly cooked pain d'epices!