Tuesday 13 May 2014

SERPENTONE DELLE MONACHE ......SNAKE CAKE

I need to lighten my mood from the imminent shadow of doom , bought on by the handing down of the Australian federal budget 2014 .
Preheat oven to 180 deg C
Cut 3 prunes  and 3 dried figs into small pieces
Mix the prunes and figs with 1/2 cup of raisins
1/2 cup of coarsely chopped walnuts
1/3 cup of chopped pine nuts
1/2 cup of stevia sugar
1 cup of rice bran oil
2 tbs of marsala
Mix well and leave rest for flavours to develop . ( 2 hours )

Prepare a dough using a 1/4 cup of sugar , 1 cup of rice bran oil and 400 gm of all purpose flour ..roll into a ball cover with cling wrap and rest for 30 minutes.
Roll, out the dough thinly into a rectangle , spread the apple slices and nut /fruit mixture on top ....roll up the dough . Brush with egg yolk and sprinkle with sugar crystals .
Bake in the preheated oven for 45 mins till dough is coloured .
Remove and cool on cooling rack dress with  a coating of sieved icing sugar .

Slice to serve .

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