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in size, approximately 20 minutes. Preheat oven to 200°C.

7.Bake for approximately 30 minutes. Baked loaves sound hollow when tapped with the knuckles. Makes 2 loaves.

Tip: If dough is too wet, while mixer is kneading slowly sprinkle about a tablespoon at a time of flour until mixture is smooth and moist but not wet. Dough should be slightly sticky, soft and elastic.

Variations to this recipe:

The sweet yeast dough can be used to make various sweet bakery goods such as the plaited sweet loaf, Chelsa bun or hot cross buns.

Plaited sweet loaf

1.Follow steps 1 - 5, from ‘Sultana Loaf’ recipe.

2.Punch down, fold sides to centre and turn the dough over. Knead on a lightly floured surface with well floured hands, until smooth, soft and elastic. Cut dough in half and roll out one half on a floured surface and shape into a 60cm x 30cm rectangle, about 2cm thick.

3.Cut into 3 equal lengths, bring each together at the top, pinch together to secure and then plait the 3 lengths, crossing one over and under the other, bring lengths together by pressing at the end. Repeat with remaining dough.

4.Place onto a baking tray lined with baking paper and bake at 200°C for 40-45 minutes. Once cooked brush with glaze.

Glaze:

3 tablespoons sugar ¼ cup water

1 teaspoon gelatine

Place water, sugar and gelatine into a small saucepan. Stir over medium heat until sugar has dissolved, approximately 2 minutes.

Chelsa bun

1.Roll out the dough onto a floured surface into a 60cm X 30cm rectangle, about 2cm thick. Sprinkle with ½ cup mixed dried fruit or 1 green apple, peeled and chopped.

2.Take the longest side and roll to form the shape of a swiss roll.

3.Cut 5cm slices from the roll.

4.Place decoratively into a greased and lined 20cm round cake tin. Overlap the slices to form a decorative bun. Brush with egg white. Allow to rise, about 15-20 minutes.

5.Bake for 40-45 minutes in a hot oven at 200°C. Once baked brush with glaze.

Note: see ‘Plaited Sweet Loaf’ for recipe for glaze recipe.

6.When cold decorate top with icing. Mix together ½ cup icing sugar with 20ml water and pink food colouring.

Variations to this recipe:

Use this recipe to make hot cross buns. Divide the kneaded dough into 18 equal portions and roll. Place close together on a lined baking tray and mark a cross on each roll with a knife. Then pipe a mixture of stiff flour and water together over the top. Cover and allow to double in size, about 30 minutes. Bake in a hot oven at 200°C for 20- 30 minutes. Brush with glaze while still hot. Eat warm with butter.

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Sunbeam MX7700 manual Size, approximately 20 minutes. Preheat oven to 200C, Plaited sweet loaf, Glaze, Chelsa bun
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