Pain d’épices. Pain d'épices can be made with honey, rye or wheat flour (depending on the region), and spices such as cardamom, anise, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves. It is usually baked into a loaf and served with savory dishes, such as foie grass or gourmet cheeses. However, it is also often incorporated into or served alongside classic French desserts.
This recipe is taken from Crumb by Richard Bertinet, published by Kyle Books. French pain d'épices often gets mistranslated into English as "gingerbread," but the two cakes bear little resemblance to one another. Indeed, while the flavor of American gingerbread is dominated by molasses and the eponymous ginger, pain d'épices features rye flour, anise seed, and honey. You can cook Pain d’épices using 10 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
Ingredients of Pain d’épices
- Prepare 100 gr of sucre.
- Prepare 200 gr of farine.
- Prepare 50 of ce de miel.
- Prepare 150 ml of lait.
- You need 100 gr of beurre doux.
- It's 8 gr of mélange des 4 épices.
- It's 5 gr of levure chimique.
- It's 1 of oeuf.
- It's 1 of pincée de sel.
- You need of Du sucre perlé.
Classic French Spiced Bread (Pain d'Épices) Audrey Rye flour, a good amount of honey and a unique spice blend are the key components of a great Classic French Spiced Bread - also known as Pain d'Épices. This cross between a cake and a bread is a holiday staple in France. It can be found on most Christmas market stalls, sold in big slabs. Pain d'épices can be made with honey, rye or wheat flour (depending on the region), and spices such as cardamom, anise, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves.
Pain d’épices instructions
- Préchauffer le four à 180 degres.
- Dans le bol du companion,faire chauffer le lait,le beurre et le miel vit3/85/2min.
- Ajoutez le reste de ingrédients et mettre le mode pétrir P1.
- Beurrez votre moule à cake et versez votre préparation de dedans ajoutez du sucre perlé dessus pour la deco et le goût.
- Enfournez une trentaine de minutes suivant votre four et la forme de votre moule moins épais moins de temps.
- Attendez qu’il refroidisse bien pour le démouler il est fragile et régalez vous.
It is usually baked into a loaf and served with savory dishes, such as foie grass or gourmet cheeses. However, it is also often incorporated into or served alongside classic French desserts. This pain d'épices (French gingerbread loaf) is the perfect wintry treat with minimal effort. A dark chocolate brown, this gingerbread is different from its light and fluffy American cousin. Many traditional pain d'épices recipes utilize honey as a sweetener and are a lighter color than this one.