Kulich is a traditional Easter treat. It is prepared from butter dough, adding various spices and raisins. Easter cakes are traditionally consecrated in church on Holy Saturday and served on Easter Sunday. Prepare Easter cake according to all the rules and you will receive delicate appetizing pastries for the festive table.
It is necessary
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- 1, 5 glasses of milk;
- 6 eggs;
- 300 g butter;
- 2 cups sugar;
- 50 g yeast4
- 0.75 teaspoon salt;
- 150 g raisins;
- 1 kg of flour;
- vanilla sugar;
- 1 teaspoon water
- 6 drops of alcoholic saffron tincture.
Instructions
Step 1
Make a dough. To do this, heat 1.5 cups of milk until warm.
Step 2
Dissolve 50 g of yeast in warm milk. Pour 500 g of flour into the dough, stir everything until the lumps disappear. Cover the dough with a clean cloth and place in a warm place.
Step 3
Mash 6 egg yolks with 2 cups granulated sugar and 300 g butter. Add some vanilla sugar to this mixture.
Step 4
After doubling the volume of the dough, add 0.75 teaspoon of salt and a mixture of yolks, sugar and butter to it. Mix everything well.
Step 5
Dissolve 6 drops of saffron alcohol in 1 teaspoon of warm water. Add this solution to the dough for a golden yellow color.
Step 6
Whisk 6 egg whites until firm.
Step 7
Add beaten egg whites and 500 g flour to the dough. Knead the dough so that it comes off the sides of the pan, but is not too thick.
Step 8
Cover the dough with a cloth and leave in a warm place to double the volume.
Step 9
Rinse 150 g raisins, pat dry and roll in flour.
Step 10
Add the prepared raisins to the matched dough and knead well.
Step 11
Grease baking dishes well with butter and fill them with dough one third full. Leave the dough in the molds in a warm place until it has risen three-quarters of the height of the molds.
Step 12
Place the tins with the matched dough in the oven, preheated to 160-170 degrees. Do not shake the molds or slam the oven door, otherwise the dough will settle.
Step 13
Bake the cakes until tender. Check readiness with a wooden splinter.
Step 14
Chill ready-made cakes and decorate them with sugar or chocolate icing, pour over melted chocolate. Sprinkle the cakes on top with colored sprinkles for pastry. Bon appetit!
