SAFFRON CAKE
Grandma Dimond's Saffron Cake recipe is a British recipe from the Wrefords in Cornwall, England. It is really more of a fruit bread traditionally served with clotted cream.
Provided by Jill Patrice
Categories Yeast Breads
Time 2h45m
Yield 6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Pour about one cup of boiling water over the saffron and let it cool and mix with the sugar, salt, and yeast.
- When yeast has dissolved and shortening has softened, mix in flour and fruit (currants and lemon).
- Let rise 1 1/2 hour in the bowl.
- Put in greased bread pan to rise for 1/2 hour before baking.
- Bake in a 350 degree F oven for 45 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 410, Fat 19.8, SaturatedFat 4.9, Sodium 391.9, Carbohydrate 54.5, Fiber 2.6, Sugar 20.6, Protein 5.4
SAFFRON CAKES
Categories Cake Mixer Dessert Bake Currant Orange Raisin Saffron Gourmet Kidney Friendly Vegetarian Pescatarian Peanut Free Tree Nut Free Soy Free Kosher
Yield Makes 18 cakes
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- In a small bowl combine yeast and granulated sugar and stir in 1 1/4 cups lukewarm water. Let mixture stand until foamy, about 10 minutes. In another small bowl combine boiling water and saffron.
- Into a bowl sift 1 1/2 cups flour and stir in yeast mixture and powdered milk, stirring to make a batter. Let batter rise, covered with plastic wrap, in a warm place 30 minutes.
- In bowl of a standing electric mixer stir together remaining 4 cups flour, superfine sugar, and salt and blend in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal. Add batter, saffron mixture, and remaining 3/4 cup lukewarm water and with paddle attachment beat on low speed until smooth, soft, and sticky. Let dough rise, covered with plastic wrap, in a warm place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 375°F. and butter eighteen 1/2-cup muffin tins.
- Punch down dough and beat with paddle attachment on low speed 5 minutes. Add orange peel, raisins, and currants and beat until combined well. With a 1/4-cup measure scoop dough into muffin tins and let rise, covered with buttered wax paper and kitchen towels, in a warm place until dough is level with tops of tins, about 30 minutes.
- Bake cakes in middle of oven 20 minutes, or until golden, and cool on racks. Cakes may be made 1 day ahead and cooled before keeping in airtight containers.
SAFFRON POUND CAKE WITH LEMON CARAMEL SAUCE
We make this at Tru, slice it paper thin and then dry it in the oven to make sweet saffron crostini. We serve it with cinnamon creme brulee and almond risotto or passion fruit mousse.
Provided by Food Network
Categories dessert
Time 4h
Yield 8 to 10 servings
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Serving Suggestion: Cinnamon ice cream
- Make the Pound Cake: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter a 6-cup loaf pan and line it with parchment or waxed paper.
- In a small saucepan, bring the orange juice and saffron to a boil then turn the heat off immediately and let steep 5 minutes.
- In a medium bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. In a mixer fitted with a whisk attachment (or using a hand mixer), cream the butter. Add 1 cup of the sugar and mix. With the mixer running at low speed, add the eggs one at a time. Working in alternating batches, and mixing after each addition, add the dry ingredients and 1/4 cup of the saffron spiked orange juice, trying to use all the threads in the orange juice. Mix just until smooth.
- Pour into the prepared pan and bake until raised in the center and a tester inserted into the center comes out dry and almost clean (a few crumbs are OK), 65 to 75 minutes.
- Meanwhile, make the glaze: In a small bowl, stir together the remaining 1/3 cup sugar and the remaining saffron spiked orange juice (about 1/3 cup), until the sugar is dissolved.
- When the cake is done, let cool in the pan 15 minutes (it will still be warm). Run a knife around the sides of the pan. Set a wire rack on a sheet pan with sides (to catch the glaze) and turn the cake out onto the rack. Peel off the waxed paper. Using a turkey baster or pastry brush, spread glaze all over the top and sides of the cake and let soak in.
- Repeat until all the glaze is used up, including any glaze that has dripped through onto the sheet pan. Let cool at room temperature or, wrapped in plastic wrap, in the refrigerator.
- The cake will last up to a week, well-wrapped with plastic wrap.
- Make the Lemon Caramel Sauce: Pour the sugar into the center of a deep saucepan. Carefully pour the water around the walls of the pan, trying not to splash any sugar onto the walls. Do not stir; gently draw your finger twice through the center of the sugar, making a cross, to moisten it. Over high heat, bring to a full boil and cook without stirring until amber-colored caramel, about 10 to 15 minutes, swirling the mixture occasionally to even out the color.
- Add the lemon juice and vanilla and wait for the caramel to bubble and subside. Let the caramel cool.
- To serve, cut the pound cake in thin slices and serve with scoops of cinnamon ice cream and a drizzling of lemon caramel sauce.
HONEY SAFFRON CHRISTMAS CAKE
Has all the flavours of Christmas without being too heavy and can be made at the last minute too
Provided by Jane Hornby
Categories Dessert, Treat
Time 3h
Yield Cuts into 12 slices
Number Of Ingredients 17
Steps:
- Heat oven to 160C/fan 140C/gas 3. Butter and line a round, deep 20cm cake tin with two layers of baking parchment (see Knowhow, below). Tie a few sheets of newspaper around the outside of the tin, level with the top of the baking parchment.
- Heat the brandy in a small pan, then add the saffron and leave to infuse off the heat for a few mins. Put the butter, sugar, eggs, flour, ground almonds, baking powder and a pinch of salt into a bowl, then beat together until creamy and smooth. Mix the fruit, nuts and brandy saffron mix into the batter and stir well.
- Spoon into the prepared tin, smooth the top and make a slight dip in the middle. Bake for 1½ hrs, then cover loosely with foil to stop the top over-browning. Turn oven down to 140C/fan 120C/gas 1 and cook for 1 hr more until a skewer comes out clean. Leave to cool in the tin then, while it's still warm, prod the cake all over with a skewer.
- Mix the brandy and honey together and spoon over the cake. Wrap up well in foil and keep in an airtight container until Christmas, feeding with more honeyed brandy every so often.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 613 calories, Fat 28 grams fat, SaturatedFat 11 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 82 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 67 grams sugar, Fiber 3 grams fiber, Protein 9 grams protein, Sodium 0.6 milligram of sodium
SAFFRON SHRIMP CRAB CAKES
Yield Makes 24 small cakes
Number Of Ingredients 21
Steps:
- Pulse all sauce ingredients in a food processor until smooth. Transfer to a small bowl and chill, covered, until ready to use.
- Sprinkle saffron into water in a 1-quart heavy saucepan and boil over moderately high heat until liquid is reduced to 1 tablespoon, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and transfer to a small bowl, then cool completely.
- Heat oil (1 tablespoon) in a 10-inch heavy skillet over moderate heat until hot but not smoking, then cook onion, carrot, and celery, stirring occasionally, until pale golden, about 8 minutes. Transfer to a plate to cool.
- Put oven racks in upper and lower thirds of oven and preheat oven to 400°F. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper and lightly brush parchment with oil.
- Whisk together 1 egg, cream, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
- Pat shrimp dry and transfer half of shrimp to clean food processor, then add saffron reduction, shallot, garlic, chipotle, and 1/2 cup panko. Purée until smooth, then, with motor running, add egg mixture in a slow stream, blending until just incorporated.
- Chop remaining shrimp very coarsely (about 1/3-inch pieces) and stir together with remaining 1/2 cup panko, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, and carrot mixture. Lightly beat remaining egg and stir into shrimp and vegetable mixture along with shrimp purée, then fold in crabmeat until just combined.
- Loosely fill a 1/4-cup measure with crab mixture and drop onto a lined baking sheet. Make about 23 more cakes in same manner, dropping onto baking sheets about 1 inch apart. Flatten tops gently to form 2 1/2-inch-wide cakes (about 1 inch high) and bake, switching position of sheets halfway through baking, until tops are lightly browned, about 15 minutes total. Serve shrimp crab cakes with sauce on the side.
ORANGE & SAFFRON SYRUP CAKE
The citrus syrup makes for a wonderfully moist cake - great for afternoon tea or a dinner-party dessert
Provided by Good Food team
Categories Afternoon tea, Snack, Treat
Time 1h
Yield Cuts into 8 slices
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Oil the base of a 23cm ring tin (or oil and line the base of a 20cm round or 18cm square cake tin). Put the ground hazelnuts in a frying pan and toast over a medium heat, stirring frequently until evenly browned. Leave to cool, then mix with the semolina, caster sugar and baking powder.
- Finely grate the zest from one orange and combine with the eggs and oil. Beat well with a wooden spoon, then fold into the dry ingredients. Pour the mixture into the prepared tin and bake for 30-40 mins, until risen and firm to the touch.
- While the cake is baking, pare the zest from the other orange and cut into very thin shreds. Put in a saucepan with the juice from both oranges, the saffron and icing sugar. Bring to the boil, then simmer gently for 5 mins.
- When the cake is done, leave it to cool in the tin slightly, then turn out onto a plate. Peel off the lining paper. While the cake is still warm, skewer it well and spoon the syrup over. Serve as it is, or with yogurt or crème fraîche and orange segments. The cake will keep in the fridge in an airtight container for 3-4 days.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 455 calories, Fat 30 grams fat, SaturatedFat 4 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 43 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 33 grams sugar, Fiber 2 grams fiber, Protein 7 grams protein, Sodium 0.4 milligram of sodium
SAFFRON FRUIT CAKE
This light yet moist fruit cake keeps really well and the sweet perfumed aroma that the saffron provides goes well with the buttery dried fruit. The method is also easier than most cake recipes so you'll want to make this again and again. It has a wonderful mood lifting other worldly after taste and is an absolute winner! There is no substitute for saffron, its flavour is unique. (I buy mine on ebay at a fraction of the cost) If you haven't got any then add a few drops of natural almond extract and 2 oz chopped walnuts to make an equally delicious everyday cake.
Provided by robd16
Categories Dessert
Time 1h5m
Yield 8-10 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 180C/350F and grease a square cake pan, lining the bottom with greaseproof paper.
- In a pestle and mortar, grind the saffron with some of the sugar (you get the best yellow colour that way), alternatively, soak in 2tbsp of boiling hot water.
- Bring the dried fruit to the boil in a pan of water, once boiling point is reached, turn off the heat and drain the fruit well using a sieve. Return to the pan and add the butter until it has melted perhaps over a low heat if necessary.
- Add the saffron (including water if soaking method used) sugar and eggs and mix thoroughly then sift in the flour, salt and baking powder.
- Mix well but do not over work the mixture then pour into the cake pan.
- Bake for 30mins or until browned on top, then reduce heat to 160C/300F, cover with foil and bake for a further 20 minutes.
- Allow to cool for 15 minutes before turning out to cool completely on a wire rack.
- Now thats special.
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