Easter Kravai (Bulgarian Ritual Bread)
The ornamental Easter ritual bread embellished with dough figurines and dyed eggs – broken by hand at the Easter table as a symbol of health and fertility.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 500 g flour
- 60 g sugar
- 60 g butter
- 2 pcs eggs
- 150 ml warm milk
- 7 g dry yeast
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 3 pcs dyed Easter eggs
- to taste sesame and poppy seeds
Nutrition (estimated)
medium confidenceRecipe total: 2986 kcal · P 90.9g · C 452.9g · F 86.6g
Estimated from 8 of 9 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
Steps
Steps
- 1Stir the yeast and 1 tsp of the sugar into the warm milk and leave for 10 minutes, until foamy.
- 2Melt the butter and let it cool slightly. Beat 1 egg with the rest of the sugar.
- 3Mix the flour and salt in a large bowl, make a well and pour in the yeast milk, the beaten egg and the melted butter.
- 4Knead for 10 minutes into a soft, smooth dough that no longer sticks to your hands. Cover and leave somewhere warm for 1 hour, until doubled.
- 5Set aside a third of the dough for the decorations. Roll the rest into a round base about 2 cm thick and lay it on a lined baking tray.
- 6Shape the reserved dough into plaits, crosses, birds or flowers and press them onto the base, then nestle the dyed eggs between them.
- 7Beat the second egg, brush it over the bread and scatter with the sesame and poppy seeds.
- 8Bake at 180°C for 35–40 minutes, until deep golden and hollow-sounding when tapped underneath.
- 9Break the kravai by hand at the Easter table; it is never cut with a knife.
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Questions and answers
How long does Easter Kravai (Bulgarian Ritual Bread) take to make?
About 130 minutes: 90 min prep and 40 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Easter Kravai (Bulgarian Ritual Bread)?
9 ingredients: flour, sugar, butter, eggs, warm milk, dry yeast, salt, dyed Easter eggs, sesame and poppy seeds.
How many servings does this Easter Kravai (Bulgarian Ritual Bread) recipe make?
8 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Easter Kravai (Bulgarian Ritual Bread)?
About 373 kcal, with 11.4 g protein, 56.6 g carbohydrate and 10.8 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
What cuisine is Easter Kravai (Bulgarian Ritual Bread)?
Easter Kravai (Bulgarian Ritual Bread) comes from Bulgarian cuisine.
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