Cafe Marimba Kings Bread Recipes

BASIC HOMEMADE BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, dissolve yeast and 1/2 teaspoon sugar in warm water; let stand until bubbles form on surface. Whisk together remaining 3 tablespoons sugar, salt and 3 cups flour. Stir oil into yeast mixture; pour into flour mixture and beat until smooth. Stir in enough remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, to form a soft dough. , Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, 8-10 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease the top. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, 1-1/2 to 2 hours., Punch dough down. Turn onto a lightly floured surface; divide dough in half. Shape each into a loaf. Place in 2 greased 9x5-in. loaf pans. Cover and let rise until doubled, 1 to 1-1/2 hours., Bake at 375° until golden brown and bread sounds hollow when tapped or has reached an internal temperature of 200°, 30-35 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool.

MARDI GRAS KINGS CAKE (OPTIONAL BREAD MACHINE VERSION)

Steps:

• 1.Scald milk with lemon zest, remove from heat and stir in 1/4 cup of butter. Allow mixture to cool to room temperature. In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in the warm water with 1 tablespoon of the white sugar. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes.
• 2.When yeast mixture is bubbling, add the cooled milk mixture. Whisk in the eggs. Stir in the remaining white sugar, salt and nutmeg. Beat the flour into the milk/egg mixture 1 cup at a time. When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 to 10 minutes.
• 3.Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth or plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 2 hours. When risen, punch down and divide dough in half.
• FOR BREAD MACHINE: Add liquid in bread machine. Add dry ingredients. Add yeast. Start dough procedure.
• 4.Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 2 cookie sheets or line with parchment paper.
• 5.To Make Filling: Combine the brown sugar, ground cinnamon, chopped pecans, 1/2 cup flour and 1/2 cup raisins. Pour 1/2 cup melted butter over the cinnamon mixture and mix until crumbly.
• 6.Roll dough halves out into large rectangles (approximately 10x16 inches or so). Sprinkle the filling evenly over the dough and roll up each half tightly like a jelly roll, beginning at the wide side. Bring the ends of each roll together to form 2 oval shaped rings. Place each ring on a prepared cookie sheet. With scissors make cuts 1/3 of the way through the rings at 1 inch intervals. Let rise in a warm spot until doubled in size, about 45 minutes.
• 7.Bake in preheated oven for 30 minutes. Push the doll into the bottom of the cake. Frost while warm with the confectioners' sugar blended with 1 to 2 tablespoons of water.

KING ARTHUR FLOUR'S BANANA CRUMB MUFFINS

Steps:

• For the topping, in a medium bowl, mix flour, sugar and cinnamon. Add butter or margarine and mix with a fork or pastry cutter until crumbly. Put aside while preparing muffin batter.
• For the muffins, in large bowl, combine dry ingredients. Set aside.
• In another bowl, combine mashed bananas, sugar, slightly beaten egg and melted butter or margarine. Mix well. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened.
• Fill greased muffin cups two-thirds full. (Do not use paper muffin cups!) Using hands, arrange coarse, pea-sized crumbs over muffin batter.
• Bake at 375 degrees for 18 to 20 minutes or until muffins test done with a cake tester. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack.

CAFE MARIMBA KING'S BREAD

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups of flour with the package of yeast and the salt.
• Heat to 115 degrees, 1/3 cup milk and 6 tablespoons of the butter in a saucepan. Stir this into the flour mixture. Beat eggs until well blended and stir into flour mixture. Add as much of the remaining flour as needed to make a soft dough, turn out on a floured board and knead for 8 minutes or place in an electric mixer and knead with a dough hook. Place the dough in a greased bowl, turn to grease all sides of the dough, then cover loosely to set aside to rise until doubled, about 1 hour.
• Melt remaining 2 tablespoons of butter. Punch dough and roll out to form a rectangle 12-by-20 inches. Brush with melted butter.
• Mix together almonds, raisins, sugar and cinnamon, sprinkle over the dough and place the trinket somewhere along the filling. Roll the dough from the long end jellyroll-style. Seal the edge by pinching. Bring together the two ends of the dough and join by pinching them together, forming a ring. Slash top of the dough at 1-inch intervals. Cover loosely and allow to rise until doubled, about 45 minutes.
• Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Place the ring on a lightly greased baking sheet and bake for 30 to 45 minutes, until browned.
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely. Mix confectioners' sugar and 1 tablespoon of milk to form a glaze with the consistency of thick cream. Spread on the top of the bread and scatter slivered almonds and raisins on it.