waiting time and baking time 1 hourhr20 minutesmins
Equipment
food processor
Ingredients
For the yeast-dough:
100mlalmond milkunsweetened
2tbspmaple syrup grade A or C
21gfresh yeast
350gspelt flour type 1050
2/3tspsalt
50gvirgin coconut oil melted at room temperature
120gunsweetened apple puree
For the filling:
200gMedjool datesde-seeded and diced
100gamond butter
1tbspcardamombest if you ground fresh before using
1/2tbspcinnamon
1grated zest of untreated lemon
For the glaze:
4tbspmaple syrupgrade A or C
1/4tspcardamom
1/4tspcinnamon
Instructions
Warm the almond milk together with the maple syrup to lukewarm (do not let it get too hot, as this will damage the yeast later). Mix it with the yeast in a small bowl. Use a plastic or wooden spoon for this, as yeast doesn't like stainless steel. Let rise for 10 minutes.
Mix the flour with the salt in a large bowl. Add the mixed yeast, melted coconut oil and apple puree and knead everything for about 3 minutes with your hands. The dough is sticky at first, so flour your hands in between. Continue kneading until an elastic and slightly sticky dough is formed.
Cover with a clean cloth and let rise for 1 hour in a warm place (for example the oven that has been preheated and switched off again).
For the filling, cover the dates in a saucepan with boiling water and let stand for 5 minutes. Sieve the water and puree the dates together with the almond butter, cinnamon and lemon zest in the food processor.
Preheat the oven to 200°C top and bottom heat.
Knead the dough well for another minute. Shape a ball, place it on a lightly floured work surface and roll it out with a rolling pin (or with your hands) into a rectangle with the approximate dimensions of 15x50 cm. Spread the filling evenly over the surface. Roll in the long side until you have a long roll. Cut into 10 equal slices with a knife.
Line a baking sheet with baking paper and place the rolls with the cutting side up (and down) on the baking paper. Bake for about 20 minutes, until the surface is golden brown. Take out of the oven and immediately coat them with the glaze of maple syrup mixed with spices.