Spice-Filled Sandworm Bread

 

I have an entirely irrational love of David Lynch’s 1984 science fiction epic, Dune. (This is almost unrelated to my entirely rational and well thought out love of Frank Herbert’s Dune books. These two things should never be confused.) Maybe I saw it at just the right age to find Sting, black leather, and redheads seductive. Maybe it was the first big budget science fiction movie I’d seen where a woman who was just there to be a decorative prize actually bitched about how much her role in life sucked. Maybe giant sandworms made me think of David Bowie’s tights in Labyrinth. Regardless of the causes, something about the Lynch version made an indelible mark on my brain.

Fast forward a few years. I’m now a grownup with a kitchen of my very own and some lovely books to prove I’m officially Good At Food. The time has come for me to experiment at making my very own edible sandworm. The final result is even more delicious than it looks. Now, you too can make a proud, impressive, spice-scented Great Maker of Arrakis.

http://kitchenoverlord.com/2015/12/03/dune-week-spice-filled-sandworm/

Spice-Filled Sandworm Bread

SANDWORM DOUGH:
1 1/2 cup warm water
2 tbsp yeast
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 tbsp cinnamon
3 eggs
¼ cup melted butter
2 tsp salt
6 ½ – 7 cups bread flour

SPICE FILLING:
2 tbsp garam masala (or pumpkin pie spice, or Chinese five spice powder, by preference)
2 tsp cinnamon
3/4 cup brown sugar  (or 1/2 cup brown sugar and 1/4 cup white sugar if you want it less sticky)
1/4 cup melted butter
sliced blanched almonds
1/2 cup raisins (optional)

GLAZE:
3/4 cup powdered sugar
¼ cup water
1 tsp cinnamon or garama masala
1 tsp vanilla extract
So many things went wrong with my first sandworm that the Fremen threw me out of the sietch. Look at this monstrosity.

 

Thanks to Brother Kelly for sending this one to me.