Sugar Crusted Breton Butter Cake

Name: Sugar Crusted Breton Butter Cake
Prep time: 3 h 20 min
Cook time: 3 h 20 min
Total time: 3 h 20 min
Yield: 14
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 8 Tbsps (1 stick) best-quality unsalted butter, cut into pieces; 2 Tbsps confectioners sugar; 1 egg white; 532 milliliters flour; 14 grams fresh yeast; 1 pinch Pinch salt; 237 milliliters strawberries; 59 milliliters sugar; 118 milliliters superfine sugar; 59 milliliters warm water; 1 teaspoon water; 10 Tbsps About lukewarm water

Sugar Crusted Breton Butter Cake might be just the dessert you are searching for. Watching your figure? This vegetarian recipe has 182 calories, 3g of protein, and 7g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 14. This recipe covers 4% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of best-quality butter, yeast, strawberries, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 3 hours and 20 minutes.

Instructions

In a medium bowl, dissolve the yeast in the warm water. When dissolved, mix in 1/2 cup of the flour with your fingers, rubbing them together to break up any lumps. Cover with a barely dampened towel and let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 30 minutes. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the remaining 1 3/4 cups of flour and the salt.

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All Purpose Flour

Water

Yeast

Salt

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Bowl

Add the yeast mixture and mix together with the tips of your fingers. Gradually sprinkle in the lukewarm water, mixing with your fingers to make a pliable dough. If the water is all mixed in and the dough still seems dry, add another tablespoon of water. Knead until smooth, about 4 minutes. Return the dough to the large bowl, cover with the damp towel, and let rise in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour. Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface and dust the top with flour.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Water

Yeast

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Bowl

Roll into a rectangle about the same size as a sheet of paper (8 1/2 by 11-inches). Turn the rectangle so that it is vertical to your body. Dot the lower 2/3 of the dough with the pieces of butter and sprinkle with sugar. Working as though you are folding a letter, and folding the top down first, fold the dough in thirds.

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Butter

Dough

Sugar

Roll

Roll out the folded dough into a rectangle, 8 1/2 by 11 inches. Fold in 3 again in the same way, cover with the damp towel, and let rest 15 minutes.

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Dough

Roll

Roll into a rectangle again, fold in 3, cover with the damp towel, and let rest 15 minutes. One last time, roll into a rectangle, fold in 3, cover with the damp towel, and let rest 15 minutes. Preheat the oven to 400-degrees F. Butter and flour a 9-inch cake pan.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

Roll

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Cake Form

Oven

Roll the dough into a circle about 9 inches in diameter.

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Dough

Roll

Transfer to the prepared pan. Using a sharp knife or razor blade, make a cross-hatch pattern across the top of the cake (like a tic-tac-toe board).

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Frying Pan

Bake for 20 minutes, brushing the top every 5 minutes with the melted butter that oozes out from the cake.

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Butter

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Oven

Sprinkle with the confectioners' sugar and continue baking (do not baste) until golden brown on the top but still moist inside, about 10 minutes more.

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Powdered Sugar

Let cool on a rack until the crust is caramelized and slightly crispy. Wash strawberries in cold water, allow the berries to drain.

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Strawberries

Berries

Crust

Water

Combine the egg white and water and foam up mixture with a whisk. Dip the strawberries in the foam and then dip in superfine sugar. Arrange the frosted strawberries in the center of the cake.

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Superfine Sugar

Strawberries

Egg Whites

Water

Dip

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Whisk

Serve at room temperature or slightly warm, cut into wedges.

*RAW EGG WARNING

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Egg

Food Network Kitchens suggest caution in consuming raw and lightly-cooked eggs due to the slight risk of Salmonella or other food-borne illness. To reduce this risk, we recommend you use only fresh, properly-refrigerated, clean, grade A or AA eggs with intact shells, and avoid contact between the yolks or whites and the shell.

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Pasta Shells