At the time of announcement of this Mega marathon, in my mind, a thought stuck that J has to be Jam. So my thoughts were forming on those lines. And since I restricted myself to yeast based breads/rolls, I thought there must be some kind of a Jam Bread popular somewhere in the world :).
What did I know that I would later find out that a magazine called New England Today published a recipe for Jam Bread saying that it was a classic old time bread. Though that recipe had no yeast, I adapted that concept and filled in the blanks, so to say.
That is how J for Jam Bread was born in my kitchen.
I wanted to use Strawberry Jam but my refrigerator thought otherwise. So I had to settle in for Peach Jam.
The bread was mildly sweet. I realized that I could have smeared more jam and rolled the bread tighter but my husband said that he wouldn't have liked more jam in there. So this formula was a winner with family and friends.
While you are here, go through the previous bakes in this series..
A for An Pan - A Sweet Bread From Japan
B for Broa - A Rustic Bread From Portugal
C for Ciabatta - A White Bread From Italy
D for Date And Walnut Bread - A Traditional Bread From Scotland
E for Epi - The Wheat Stalk Bread from France
F for Focaccia Caprese - A Flatbread From Italy
G for Gai Mei Bao ~ Cocktail Buns - China or Hong Kong
H for Hokkaido Milk Buns - Japan
I for Iced Buns - Britain
Recipe Source various sites on the web
Ingredients -
Milk 1 cup
Active Dry Yeast 1/2 Tbsp
Butter 2 Tbsp
*All Purpose Flour or Bread Flour 2 1/2 cups
Sugar 1/8 cup
Salt 1 tsp
Jam of your preference 3/4 cup (I had Peach Jam at home)
* I used a combination of wheat flour and all purpose flour.
Method Of Preparation -
Warm about 1/2 cup of milk with 1 teaspoon of sugar and add yeast to it. Set aside in a warm place for the yeast to froth up.
Meanwhile, heat up the remaining milk with butter and sugar until warm.
In a stand mixer add the flour, salt and the remaining sugar. Pour in the milk with the yeast and the milk with the butter.
Knead for about 10-12 minutes until the dough is soft and pliable.
Roll the dough in an oiled bowl, cover it and set in a warm place until it gets doubled. [about 90 minutes].
Punch down the dough and roll into a 1/4 inch thick rectangle. Spread the jam all over leaving a 1 inch border all around the rectangle.
Then carefully jelly roll the dough to make a log. Pinch both the ends and seal.
Place it in a greased loaf pan. Cover and set aside for a second rise. [about 45 minutes]
Preheat the oven to 350 °F.
[I mistakenly preheated it to 400 °F and realized it after 20 minutes of baking so then I reduced it to 350 °F]
Bake for about 30-40 minutes until the top is golden brown.
Allow it to cool and then slice as per need.
Check out the Blogging Marathon page for the other Blogging Marathoners doing BM# 75
Preparation Time 25 minutes + Resting time 2 hours + baking time 40 minutes
Makes an 8 inch loaf
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This jam roll bread looks delicious, Harini...glad you and your family enjoyed it! And the fridge and oven at my place also have a mind of their own deciding things completely in contrast to what I want!
Love the swirls, and peach jam sounds delicious. I haven't tried that yet. Beautiful bake!
I am glad you were stuck to Jam ! My what a beautiful bread you got there , and peach is a wonderful flavor , the bread looks so pretty , trust me I wish I could have a slice from it !
Wow, this jam bread sounds cool, an excellent baked goodie to kick start a day with.
Same pinch for Jam but I did tart with jam.. Love this jam bread. Great pick.
Beautiful Harini and I so agree on the initial thought process we have..few dishes remained constant on my list because I thought them first..love your bread and will be bookmarking it..
Oh Wow! This is a great choice and when I first saw the name, I thought this was the jam bread from Iyengar bakery in India. Used to love the bread, butter and jam.
Very interesting bread with jam rolled right into it. If you had added some peanut butter to the dough, it would have been PB&J bread :-) (Sorry for my bad joke)
Jokes apart -- bread looks awesome. I can see myself eating this every day.
The jam filled bread looks delicious and must have tasted amazing. I am yet to try Baking stuff breads. It kinda scare me. Will try this one for starters.
Jam swirled bread will sure be a bite of heaven!! Delicious!!