Suggested Recipes
Sponge Mixture (Basic Recipe), Level 1-6
Ingredients:
200grams soft butter or margarine, 200grams sugar, 1 packet vanilla sugar or 1 bag Citro-Back, 1
pinch of salt, 4 eggs, 400grams wheat flour, 1 packet baking powder, approx. 1/8 litre milk.
Preparation:
Transfer the wheat flour and the remaining ingredients to the mixing bowl, stir with the beater for 3
seconds on speed1, then for approximately 3 minutes on level 3. Grease a tin or cover with baking
paper. Fill in the mixture and bake. Before the cake is removed from the oven, test to see if it is done.
With a sharp wooden stick pierce the centre of the cake. If no mixture sticks to it, the cake is cooked.
Turn the cake on to a cake grid and allow to cool.
Traditional Oven:
Insertion height: 2
Heating: electric oven, top and bottom heat 175-200
℃
; gas oven:
level 3-5 Baking time: 50-60 minutes
Depending on taste, this recipe can be changed, for example with 100g raisins or 100g nuts or
100g grated chocolate. In fact, the possibilities are endless.
Soft Poppy Seed Rolls,
Level
1-5
Ingredients:
570g strong white bread flour 1 sachet active dried yeast (about 2
½
tsp) 300ml milk (warmed slightly) 2
eggs (room temperature) 1 tbsp sunflower oil 1
½
tsp sugar 2 tsp salt 75g poppy seeds
Preparation:
Mix the milk, eggs, oil, sugar, salt and yeast in a jug or bowl, and leave for 5 minutes. Put the flour and
poppy seeds in the bowl, and mix at le
vel
1, gradually adding the liquid, then increase the le
vel
to 3, and
mix for five minutes. Remove the dough to a floured surface, cut into 8-10 pieces, roll into shape, then
put on a grease proof baking sheet. Leave in a warm place till doubled in size. Brush with a little egg or
milk, and bake in a preheated oven at
220
°
C/425
°
F
/gas 7 for 20-25 minutes, till golden brown and
hollow sounding on the base.
Basic White Bread,
Level
5-10
Ingredients:
600g strong white bread flour 1 sachet active dried yeast (about 2
½
tsp) 345ml warm water 1 tbsp
sunflower oil or butter 1 tsp sugar 2 tsp salt
Preparation:
Use the mixing instructions for pizza dough, then put the dough in a bowl, cover and leave in a warm
place till it’s doubled in size (30-40 minutes). Remove the dough and punch down to remove air. Knead
lightly on a floured board, shape it into a loaf, or put it in a tin, cover, and leave in a warm place to rise for
another 30 minutes. Bake in a preheated oven at 200°C/400°F/gas 6 for 25-30 minutes, till golden brown
and hollow sounding on the bottom.