A century-old recipe for bread that tastes like marmalade
In short: Explore a 1932 baking technique that transforms orange rinds into a rich, honeyed bread. This video guides you through a vintage recipe from the Five Roses Flour Cookbook, blending citrus, nuts, and honey.
This tutorial recreates a specific 1932 recipe for Orange Honey Bread, notable for its method of simmering coarsely chopped orange rinds with baking soda and water for 30 minutes. The resulting citrus base is then reduced with honey until it reaches a marmalade-like thickness.
The bread incorporates a variety of textures, including flour-coated nuts and a milk-egg mixture. After combining the wet and dry ingredients, the dough must rest for 20 minutes before baking for 60 to 75 minutes. It serves as a practical look at how historical cookbooks utilized pantry staples to create complex flavors.
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