Pan De Pascua Chileno

oshulze's Note:

This is a very good bread, which in Chile we call Pan de Pascua. A very good christmas recipe!

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 8-10

Yield: 1.0 bread

• 125 g butter
• ¾ cup granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 150 g chopped nuts (covered with a little flour)
• 100 g chopped almonds (covered with a little flour)
• ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
• ½ lemon, zest of
• ¾ teaspoon grounded cinnamon
• ½ cup cognac (brandy)
• ½ teaspoon white vinegar
• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 ½ teaspoons instant coffee
• 3 teaspoons baking powder

Directions:

1. Whisk the butter well, then add the sugar and eggs and continue beating until it is a very creamy.
2. Add cinammon, nutmeg, cognac, vinegar, lemonzest , flour, baking powder, coffee, almonds and nuts, stirring gently.
3. Bake at 180°C for about half an hour.
4. To decorate, you can cover this bread with icing and nuts or what you prefer.