I think you could probably get away with 1.5 times the amount in the recipe without trouble. Based off of that you could then do further experimentation. The advantage of the Harvest Bread over traditional yeast breads is the lack of yeast-- in a yeast bread additional sugar generally translates to more food for the yeast-- so it's fluffier but not sweeter. Whereas with this recipe I don't think anything untoward should happen with additional sugar, but I'm not positive, which is why I'd say to start the alterations with 1.5x
I usually make Harvest Bread (or other fruit/veg breads) for breakfast or as a healthy snack so I don't really have much experience in making them sweeter.
If you can't get fresh currants, you can substitute dried currents or dried cranberries or some other slightly-tart fruit. If you use sweetened and dried fruit that would help as well. I don't recommend using fresh cranberries because they'd be too tart.
As far as the cookies, I was thinking it would be a good time with the boy (I have fond memories of being a small fish and baking cookies)-- I do think the use of melted rather than softened butter makes it more child-fun.
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27/2/09 04:48 (UTC)I usually make Harvest Bread (or other fruit/veg breads) for breakfast or as a healthy snack so I don't really have much experience in making them sweeter.
If you can't get fresh currants, you can substitute dried currents or dried cranberries or some other slightly-tart fruit. If you use sweetened and dried fruit that would help as well. I don't recommend using fresh cranberries because they'd be too tart.
As far as the cookies, I was thinking it would be a good time with the boy (I have fond memories of being a small fish and baking cookies)-- I do think the use of melted rather than softened butter makes it more child-fun.