Date Honeycomb Bread

Name: Date Honeycomb Bread
Prep time: 2 h 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 3 h
Cuisine: European
Ingredients: 1/4 cup brown butter; 2 tbsp plain yogurt; 1/2 cup milk; 1/4 cup sugar; 1/2 tsp salt; 1 tsp cinnamon; 1/4 tsp nutmeg; 1/4 tsp cardamom; 2 tbsp milk powder; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 egg (plus 1 more for egg wash); 2 1/2 cups flour (300g); 1/2 tbsp instant yeast; 1 cup date paste; 1 tbsp sesame & nigella seeds; 3/4 cup water; 1 cup sugar; 2 tbsp honey; 3 cardamom pods

8 steps

Prep:2h 30minCook:30min

Soft and fluffy brioche rolls stuffed with dates and soaked in a honey simple syrup!

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 11:25:44 GMT

Ingredients

16 servings

¼ cupbrown butter

2 Tbspplain yogurt

½ cupmilk

¼ cupsugar

½ tspsalt

1 tspcinnamon

¼ tspnutmeg

¼ tspcardamom

2 Tbspmilk powder

1 tspvanilla extract

1egg

plus 1 more for egg wash

300gflour

½ Tbspinstant yeast

1 cupdate paste

½ Tbspsesame

½ Tbspnigella seeds

Simple Syrup

¾ cupwater

1 cupsugar

2 Tbsphoney

3cardamom pods

Instructions

Step 1

Whisk to combine your brown butter, yogurt, milk, sugar, egg, salt, and spices. Make sure mixture is warm to help yeast activate.

Step 2

Add your flour and yeast. Knead using a stand mixer for about 8-10 minutes until the dough is smooth and tacky to touch.

Step 3

Form your dough into a ball, place in a clean oiled bowl, and cover to let it rise in a warm place until the dough has doubled in size (1 to 1.5 hours).

Step 4

Make your simple syrup: combine all of the ingredients in a pot and bring to a boil over medium high heat. Turn the heat down to medium low and let it simmer for 10 minutes. Allow to completely cool.

Step 5

Once your dough has risen, punch it down and divide into 32 balls. Flatten each ball and place a small piece of date paste in the center. Pinch the ends of the dough together to close and roll the ball in your hands. Place all the stuffed balls in a buttered round pan that is at least 10inch. Leave a bit of space between the balls as they still need a second rise.

Step 6

Cover the pan and let it rise again for 30 minutes. In the meantime, preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

Step 7

Brush with an egg wash, and top with sesame and black seeds (optional). Bake for 30-35 minutes in the middle rack.

Step 8

As soon as the bread comes out, pour your simple syrup on top (reserve some for later) and allow the bread to cool for 10 minutes. The bread is best eaten warm, so just pop it in the microwave whenever and pour some of the reserved simple syrup on top. Enjoy!