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I was iffy on making this weeks TWD. Don’t get me wrong. I like brioche, and I like bundt cake. This seemed to be a meshing of the 2. And I love the smell of a something yeasty baking up in the oven. But, I do not like the length of time it takes to make brioche, or this kugelhopf. I just do not have the time to mix and wait, deflate and wait, put in pan and wait. Ive been slacking in the TWD department in the past few months. So, I needed to make this. I chose to use left-over Halloween candy as my add-in of choice. Im trying to get rid of it any way I can.
Things went almost according to plan. It took double the time for the batter to double on first rise. And I called it done when it barely doubled after 4 hours on the 2nd rise. I buttered and sugared it. Then, tried to wait the alloted amount of time before we ate it. We ate it about 45 min later. It was still slightly warm. This yeasty cake-bread is lovely. It indeed does taste very similar to a brioche. The Halloween candy added a sweetness that I think it needed. Now, would I make it again? Probably not anytime soon. All the wait, wait, wait is too much for me.
Thanks to Yolanda for the recipe selection of the week. Please check out the rest of the TWD bakers to see how they fared.
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Halloween candy! How creative…I’m sure it was yummy.
Comment by pinkstripes November 11, 2008 @ 12:13 amHalloween candy?? FUGGEN HILARIOUS! I definitely think adding the candy was a great idea b/c this needed something (anything) to sweeten it up. I love the brioche dough but this cake wasn’t brioche for me. Ah well… Can’t like them all right? Glad you back from you hiatus! Missed ya…
Comment by CB November 11, 2008 @ 12:15 amClara @ iheartfood4thought
That’s hilarious! I love that you put Halloween candy in it. =) I wouldn’t mind making kugelhopf again, but if I do I’ll double the recipe and freeze half of it (like with the brioche) so I get more for the time I put in.
Comment by Di November 11, 2008 @ 12:19 amMe, I just used dried fruit. I’m with you on all the effort for not much in payback. Ah well.
Comment by Jules November 11, 2008 @ 12:19 amI think we have the same pan. And you are a genius with your candy. I’m still not brave enough to go completely wonky with my substitutions. So, kudos to you!
Comment by Rachel November 11, 2008 @ 12:44 amGreat way to use that leftover Halloween candy. I don’t suffer from that anymore, thank heavens! I felt this was more bread than cake, and it helps to leave the house while it’s rising.
Comment by Judy (Judy's Gross Eats) November 11, 2008 @ 12:48 amI love the idea of using the Halloween candy – it would definitely jazz this up. I loved it, but I was lucky that the days I made it I just kind of let it do its thing while I didn’t have anywhere else to go that day. Otherwise, this would have made me crazy!
Comment by Holly November 11, 2008 @ 12:48 amI,too, like the use of candy. What a great idea! Mine came out looking just like yours. I think it was fun to make, but I have NEVER made anything like it. It is definitely something to make when you are in shutdown mode with very little to do. Great job! I am posting mine in the a.m.
Comment by Carolina November 11, 2008 @ 1:33 amWhat a great idea to use all that halloween candy! Very creative!
Comment by food librarian November 11, 2008 @ 1:42 amAwesome job. I love that you used the candy. I can’t sneak mine away from these children in this house.
Comment by Landa November 11, 2008 @ 1:52 am“Halloween Candy Kugelhopf” really great. you have given good idea of making a new dish with the leftover halloween candy. It’s more over bread other than cake.
Thanks for posting
Alice
Comment by Notable Cooking Schools November 11, 2008 @ 5:27 amI can’t believe that you added left-over Halloween candy to your kugelhopf…LOL! Some German grandmother is probably turning over in her grave, right now!
Comment by Mari November 11, 2008 @ 6:19 amGreat bread! Im glad this TWD is over..it was a long ordeal to make this one! Im looking fwd to the rice pudding!
Comment by Michelle November 11, 2008 @ 8:39 amIt looks lovely. I only bought tootsie pops for Halloween and we don’t have any kids yet. Fortunately tootsie pops are difficult to inhale because my husband did the passing out of candy this year and didn’t know he was supposed to pass it ALL out.
Comment by Mary November 11, 2008 @ 9:28 amWhat a great idea, using the Halloween candy! That’s brilliant!
Comment by Jayne November 11, 2008 @ 9:38 amI am so with you.
All that babysitting the dough was way to much for me.
Comment by chocolatechic November 11, 2008 @ 9:40 amIt looks good. Too high maintenance for me, too!
Comment by Jodie November 11, 2008 @ 11:08 amAs a bread baker I am alway patient with yeasted doughs, the longer the better, the less yeast, the better, too. Nothing for people in a hurry, you are right.
Comment by Ulrike November 11, 2008 @ 12:07 pmWhat a fun idea to put the candy in! Way to be creative Laurie!
Comment by AnneStrawberry November 11, 2008 @ 12:11 pmthat looks pretty perfect to me!
Comment by Tammy November 11, 2008 @ 3:17 pmHalloween candy? No! Wow! I am not sure my selection of Halloween candy would really add much to Kugelhopf – smarties and a few boxes of Mike ‘n Ikes, but with the right selection it would be great. Very cleaver.
Comment by Carol Peterman November 11, 2008 @ 10:10 pmI’m curious….what Halloween candy did you use
Comment by Rigby November 11, 2008 @ 10:15 pmIf I bit into your kugelhopf, would I find a whole fun-sized Snickers in there or something? What kind of candy did you use? Sounds like yours turned out great!
Comment by Mike November 11, 2008 @ 10:16 pmI used a fun sized Snickers, Butterfinger, Baby Ruth, Nestles Crunch, and a fun size pack of M&Ms.
And I really think it made the cake-bread.
Comment by L W November 11, 2008 @ 10:19 pmMMMMMM I would be treasure hunting all over for the halloween goodies! Then of course….eat the kugelhopf. Oof!
Comment by Eunice November 12, 2008 @ 3:24 amohh– candy-bread! that is too funny, and bet it was tasty!
Comment by steph (whisk/spoon) November 12, 2008 @ 9:22 amLooks great. Very creative.
Comment by Debbie Michel November 13, 2008 @ 1:19 amIt’s been far too long… Though glad you’ve had lots of breaks or otherwise I’d have been here ****** hours! Not that it’s not a nice place to spend hours of course. Hope you’re totally well now. Loved the chubby hubby cheesecake and the last post before this one too.
Comment by Amanda November 18, 2008 @ 9:43 ami can’t believe you added halloween candy to this
at least it made it sweeter. mine was a bit bland.
Comment by Jaime November 24, 2008 @ 12:06 am