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Spelt Danish Apple Ring

Updated 4 May 2020 Published 9 October 2013 53 Comments

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Spelt Danish Apple Ring is a delicious yeasted tea bread! Filled with apples, cinnamon and almonds then topped with chopped almonds and vanilla icing you might not want to share!

Spelt Danish Apple Ring with slice cut out.

I was flicking through my mother’s old recipe folder the other day when a recipe I’d never made had caught my eye (it translated to White Cake with Apple).

I realised the only reason I’d never made it was because it had a type of flour in it called “Grahams Mel” which is Danish and so not readily available over here. Although I did recently find it available on Ocado’s website! I decided to substitute the Danish flour with some Wholegrain Spelt, took out the mixed peel from the recipe and set about changing the fresh yeast to fast action yeast.

Spelt Danish Apple Ring with slice cut out.

After a trial run making 2 long cakes I had lots of compliments from the family (and my mum) but I just thought it wasn’t hitting the spot. It needed more cinnamon, almonds and some vanilla icing, oh and how about making it into a ring shape I thought to myself! I also decided that it was totally unnecessary to make 2 cakes when one was more than enough.

Spelt Danish Apple Ring overhead view with slice on a plate.

This recipe is a lot quicker than many similar recipes as all the dough ingredients are mixed together in one go and there is a lot less proving time as well.

Spelt Danish Apple Ring with slice cut out.

So that is how my Spelt Danish Apple Ring was born.

I am entering my recipe into Credit Crunch Munch which is run by Helen at Fuss Free Flavours & myself  and being hosted by Michelle of Utterly Scrummy, as I used up almonds which were languishing in the cupboard and the rest of the ingredients are inexpensive too.

As this recipe is perfectly suited to breakfast I am also entering the Breakfast Club Challenge (where the theme is fruit this month) run by Helen of Fuss Free Flavours and being hosted this month by Michelle (aka Super Woman) at Utterly Scrummy. Next I’m entering Tea Time Treats where the theme is bread and is run by Karen at Lavender & Lovage and Kate at What Kate Baked who is hosting this month. 

Spelt Danish Apple Ring overhead view.

For more apple recipes check out:

  • Lillian’s Apple Cake
  • Danish Apple Cake
  • Cheat’s Danish Apple Cake
  • Apple & Chocolate Spelt Swiss Roll
  • Quick Apple Puddings
  • Apple Meringue
  • Eve’s Pudding
  • French Apple Crumble Cake
  • Salted Caramel Apple Cinnamon Scones

I’m sure you’ll love this Spelt Danish Apple Ring! Don’t forget to share you creations with me by tagging @FabFood4All on social media as I love to see my recipes come to life!

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Spelt Danish Apple Ring with slice cut out.
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Spelt Danish Apple Ring

Spelt Danish Apple Ring is tea bread filled with cinnamon infused apples with a crunchy almond topping and vanilla icing, perfect for afternoon tea or equally good for breakfast.
Course Snack
Cuisine Danish
Prep Time 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes minutes
Total Time 1 hour hour 35 minutes minutes
Servings 12 - 16
Author Camilla Hawkins

Ingredients

  • For Dough:
  • 200 g Plain flour
  • 135 g Wholegrain spelt flour
  • 65 g Salted butter cut into dice and softened
  • 65 g Granulated sugar
  • 15 g Finely chopped almonds
  • 1 7g Sachet fast action yeast
  • 1 ½ Medium eggs beat 2nd egg to split & keep other half to glaze
  • 100 mls Luke warm milk slightly warmer than your finger
  • Filling:
  • 2 Dessert apples medium sized
  • 50 g Soft Brown sugar
  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • Topping:
  • ½ beaten egg for egg wash
  • 20 g Roughly chopped almonds
  • Icing:
  • 140 g Icing sugar
  • 2 tblsp Milk
  • ¼ tsp Vanilla extract

Instructions

  • Prepare a large baking sheet with a sheet of lightly buttered baking paper.
  • Put all the dough ingredients into a stand mixer adding the milk last.
  • Using a dough hook beat all the ingredients together for a few minutes until well combined. (This will be wetter than a conventional bread dough but should leave sides of bowl when beaten – otherwise add a little more flour).
  • Cover the bowl with cling film and put in a warm place for 20 minutes – will swell slightly.
  • Peel, core and finely slice the apples and toss together with the cinnamon and brown sugar to coat.
  • Stretch out the dough onto a well floured surface and using a floured rolling pin make a large rectangle (about 39 cm wide and 19 cm deep).
  • Place a double row of apples across the centre of the dough.
  • Fold the two sides of dough across the apples overlapping one side with the other.
    Spelt Danish Apple Ring
  • Now carefully transfer to the baking paper on baking sheet and form a ring by squashing the 2 ends into each other.
    Spelt Danish Apple Ring
  • Cover with oiled cling film and put in a warm place for 30 minutes (it won’t rise significantly).
  • Pre-heat the oven to 190°C.
  • Brush the dough ring sparingly with egg wash and scatter over the coarsely chopped almonds.
  • Bake in centre of oven for 20 - 25 minutes until golden. (If browning too soon place some foil over, shiny side down, you may also need to turn the baking tray around to avoid browning on one side).
  • Place on a cooling rack.
  • Make up the icing by mixing the icing sugar together with the milk and vanilla extract.
  • When the cake is warm you can ice and eat warm or wait until it’s cool. This cake can also be reheated in oven the next day and is great for breakfast too.

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Comments

  1. Martina Evans

    20/01/2016 at 4:59 am

    This looks fantastic, Camilla; I would definitely love to make and eat this!

    Reply
  2. Ursula Hunt

    17/11/2014 at 6:39 am

    This looks really tasty and professional, not sure mine would look as good

    Reply
    • Camilla

      17/11/2014 at 4:52 pm

      Thank you Ursula;-)

      Reply
  3. Allison Grant

    09/11/2014 at 8:36 pm

    This looks amazing. I will have to give it a go.

    Reply
  4. Anne Dalzell

    14/10/2014 at 9:09 am

    I bought spelt flour about 6 months ago with good intentions and then never made anything. Will try this for Halloween

    Reply
    • Camilla

      15/10/2014 at 11:03 pm

      Fabulous:-)

      Reply
  5. Paul Wilson

    11/10/2014 at 1:11 am

    That looks super tasty – I like the idea of using spelt.

    Reply
  6. Galina V

    11/05/2014 at 2:27 pm

    Very pretty! The icing is so cheerfully applied.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      12/05/2014 at 1:31 pm

      Thank you, it was fun:-)

      Reply
  7. Annie Costa

    04/04/2014 at 7:34 pm

    Looks delicious but I must say,the look of the cake is very much enhanced by your photography skills&what you place it on to display it!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      04/04/2014 at 8:32 pm

      Thank you, I’d love to do a photography course and have a decent camera:-)

      Reply
  8. K Mayers

    07/02/2014 at 4:17 pm

    What an unusual recipe! I’d never heard of the word spelt re cooking before (pardon my ignorance but my wife is the main cook in our house). I like all the ingredients you’ve put into it so will have to give it a go sometime 🙂

    Reply
  9. sandra bald

    03/02/2014 at 8:51 pm

    This looks absolutely delicious & so reminds me of “Swedish Tea-ring” that my mum used to make when I was a child (my mum is norwegian). My mum always used currants but I plan to use your recipe. Can’t wait to make it.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      05/02/2014 at 2:44 pm

      Thanks:-) Yes there were currants or raisins in this recipe but I took them out as my daughter is not keen!

      Reply
  10. Helen @ Fuss Free Flavours

    11/11/2013 at 11:43 am

    I love this Camilla.

    Really enjoying your Danish recipes!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      11/11/2013 at 10:51 pm

      Thanks Helen:-)

      Reply
  11. Susan Elaine Carter

    10/11/2013 at 1:40 pm

    Sounds delicious – I like that you took the candied peel out & the tip about the foil.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      12/11/2013 at 9:59 am

      My husband doesn’t like candied peel either!

      Reply
  12. Annie Costa

    03/11/2013 at 1:02 pm

    Looks absolutely delicious!

    Reply
  13. Alison

    22/10/2013 at 11:38 am

    This looks amazing, I bet it tasted gorgeous

    Reply
  14. Tonkatol

    19/10/2013 at 10:44 pm

    This looks and sounds absolutely gorgeous – have printed off the recipe and will be trying it out tomorrow!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      20/10/2013 at 2:21 pm

      Thank you, hope you enjoy it:-)

      Reply
  15. emma hunt

    19/10/2013 at 1:22 pm

    Mmmmm This looks amazingly tasty ! May have to give this one a go although I highly doubt it will look as good as this! lol 🙂

    Reply
    • Camilla

      20/10/2013 at 2:25 pm

      I’m sure you can do equally well, it’s not difficult:-)

      Reply
  16. Nazima

    18/10/2013 at 10:33 am

    Gorgeous cake Camilla. I made a spelt and apple cake recently, though not tried a ring mould like this and really want to. I shall be coming back to use your recipe as we love apple cake.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      18/10/2013 at 7:56 pm

      Thank you Nazima:-)

      Reply
  17. Jacqueline @How to be a Gourmand

    18/10/2013 at 8:50 am

    That looks amazing Camilla – I would wolf this masterpiece down in no time at all. Just beautiful! You’ve done a great job!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      18/10/2013 at 8:55 am

      Thank you Jacqueline, very kind:-)

      Reply
  18. What Kate Baked

    17/10/2013 at 9:10 pm

    Lovely, lovely, lovely Camilla! Thank you for entering TTT!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      17/10/2013 at 9:57 pm

      Thanks, you’re most welcome:-)

      Reply
  19. Maya Russell

    14/10/2013 at 10:27 am

    Looks great. Thanks for the recipe. Have lots of apples too.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      14/10/2013 at 4:50 pm

      Thank you – hope you enjoy it:-)

      Reply
  20. yolanda (yoey) davis

    12/10/2013 at 12:18 pm

    this looks absoloutely delicious.

    Reply
  21. Jen @ Blue Kitchen Bakes

    11/10/2013 at 7:39 pm

    This looks very good, I love the icing on top as it makes it look so pretty and it works really well in the ring shape. I still haven’t tried spelt yet so I guess I really should see what all the fuss is about!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      11/10/2013 at 9:14 pm

      I went out to buy wholemeal flour recently and as it all had such a short sell by date I bought this Wholegrain Spelt which I hadn’t used before (had white up until now). I’ve stretched it out amongst mahy recipes so the cost isn’t too bad:-)

      Reply
  22. Lucy @SupergoldenBakes

    11/10/2013 at 5:02 pm

    This is exactly the type of bake I love to make and I love to eat. Maybe I love it a little too much… Can’t wait for someone to turn sweet dough into a health food.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      11/10/2013 at 7:26 pm

      I’ve never done a sweet yeasted bread before so I must explore further:-)

      Reply
  23. Heather Haigh

    11/10/2013 at 4:31 pm

    I have never tried spelt. That looks quitr breautiful.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      11/10/2013 at 7:27 pm

      Thank you so much:-) Do try spelt it’s really good and good for you:-)

      Reply
  24. Anne Wallwin

    11/10/2013 at 2:23 pm

    that looks amazing!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      11/10/2013 at 7:27 pm

      Thanks:-)

      Reply
  25. Gill Bland

    10/10/2013 at 10:43 pm

    I love the wrapping and rolling way of doing the ring. It’s great camilla. Nice work

    Reply
    • Camilla

      11/10/2013 at 7:31 pm

      Thank you Gill, it took a bit of trial and error but got there in the end:-)

      Reply
  26. Susan Hall

    10/10/2013 at 11:34 am

    Looks very Chrismassy

    Reply
    • Camilla

      11/10/2013 at 7:36 pm

      Yes you could almost hang it on your door LOL:-)

      Reply
  27. prwilson

    10/10/2013 at 1:17 am

    Great use for apple – got tons of apples at the moment.

    Reply
    • Camilla

      10/10/2013 at 9:05 am

      Excellent:-)

      Reply
  28. DANIELLE VEDMORE

    10/10/2013 at 12:00 am

    Oooh you could have entered the GBBO with that! Looks to die for plus another way to use your apples! Cant believe you hand formed it! Mine would NOT look like that! xoxo

    Reply
    • Camilla

      10/10/2013 at 9:04 am

      Aah, thanks so much Danielle, it took a little bit of gentle persuasion to get the ring shape:-)

      Reply
  29. Javelin Warrior

    09/10/2013 at 8:46 pm

    This look fantastic, Camilla. The drizzle frosting with the chopped almonds just takes it over the top – I’d happily have a slice of this for breakfast for dessert! And I love the simple method of turning this into a ring instead of multiple loafs…

    Reply
    • Camilla

      09/10/2013 at 11:49 pm

      Thanks Mark. I actually halved the recipe or I would have had 2 rings, just too much unless you’re into feeding the neighbourhood:-)

      Reply
  30. Janice

    09/10/2013 at 4:50 pm

    Looks great, very GBBO!

    Reply
    • Camilla

      09/10/2013 at 5:21 pm

      Thanks Janice, the blood sweat & tears over this recipe finally paid off LOL. I really know how those bakers feel now!

      Reply

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