Easter Bread
Ingredients
10 egg yolks
1 1/2 cups warm milk
1 tablespoon yeast
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 cup melted butter (3 sticks)
1 tablespoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 tablespoons oil
2 + 4-5 cups canadian flour (highly recommended)*
1 -1 1/2 cup raisins (I prefer jumbo or golden raisins) soaked in hot water for 10 min and drained.
* If you can’t get canadian flour ,your second choice would be bread flour, and third choice all-purpose flour. Most Russian stores and Winco Foods carry Canadian flour.
Glaze:
2 cups powdered sugar
3 tablespoons choice of milk,heavy cream,squeezed lemon juice,or squeezed orange juice
Preparation
1
Combine warm milk with 2 cups flour and yeast.Mix well and set aside covered.
2
In a stand mixer,whip egg yolks with sugar.
3
Gradually add vanilla,salt,oil and butter to egg yolks.Add milk and flour mixture to egg yolk and butter.Mix until well combined.
4
Replace whisk attachment with dough hook attachment.
5
Add in 4 cups of flour and raisins.
6
Mix dough well.
7
Cover dough with plastic cover and towel.
8
Place the bowl with dough in the warmest place in your house or microwave (don’t turn it on).Let the dough rise(about 2 hours).
9
Divide dough among all molds and let it rise.(about 20 minutes)
10
Heat oven to 325 degrees.
11
Bake for about 30-40 minutes depending on the size of your molds and until the outside is golden brown.
12
To make glaze:
13
Combine powdered sugar with milk,cream,lemon juice,or orange juice.
14
Apply to the tops of easter bread/paska when cooled at room temperature.
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About
Classic Russian Easter bread made of sweet yeast dough and raisins.
Other Names:
Paska,Kulich
Yield:
4-5
Added:
Tuesday, April 15, 2014 - 11:40pm
