Easter Pogacha (Ritual Bread)

Name: Easter Pogacha (Ritual Bread)
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 95 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Bulgarian
Ingredients: 500 g flour; 80 g sugar; 80 g butter; 2 pcs eggs; 150 ml warm milk; 7 g dry yeast; 0.5 tsp salt; 1 pc coin (wrapped in foil); 2 tbsp sesame seeds

🍳 CookingБГ

Prep60 min

Cook35 min

Total95 min

Ceremonial Bulgarian Easter bread baked with a hidden coin – whoever finds it will have luck for the whole year.

Ingredients

Serves:8

500 g flour
80 g sugar
80 g butter
2 pcs eggs
150 ml warm milk
7 g dry yeast
0.5 tsp salt
1 pc coin (wrapped in foil)
2 tbsp sesame seeds

Nutrition (estimated)

high confidence

398kcal · per serving

9.8g

Protein

60.6g

Carbs

12.7g

Fat

Recipe total: 3181 kcal · P 78.6g · C 485.2g · F 101.6g

Estimated from 9 of 9 ingredients

Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.

Steps

1
Stir the yeast and 1 tsp of the sugar into the warm milk and leave for 10 minutes, until foamy.
2
Melt the butter and let it cool slightly. Beat 1 egg with the rest of the sugar.
3
Mix the flour and salt in a large bowl, make a well and pour in the yeast milk, the beaten egg and the melted butter.
4
Knead for 10 minutes into a soft, smooth dough. Cover and leave somewhere warm for 1 hour, until doubled.
5
Shape the dough into a round loaf on a lined baking tray and push the foil-wrapped coin deep into it from underneath.
6
Snip a pattern into the top with scissors, or decorate it with shapes cut from a little of the dough.
7
Beat the second egg, brush it over the loaf and sprinkle with the sesame seeds.
8
Bake at 180°C for 30–35 minutes, until golden and hollow-sounding when tapped underneath.
9
Break the pogacha by hand at the Easter table; whoever finds the coin will have luck all year.

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Questions and answers

How long does Easter Pogacha (Ritual Bread) take to make?

About 95 minutes: 60 min prep and 35 min cooking.

What ingredients do you need for Easter Pogacha (Ritual Bread)?

9 ingredients: flour, sugar, butter, eggs, warm milk, dry yeast, salt, coin, sesame seeds.

How many servings does this Easter Pogacha (Ritual Bread) recipe make?

8 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.

How many calories are in a serving of Easter Pogacha (Ritual Bread)?

About 398 kcal, with 9.8 g protein, 60.6 g carbohydrate and 12.7 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.

What cuisine is Easter Pogacha (Ritual Bread)?

Easter Pogacha (Ritual Bread) comes from Bulgarian cuisine.

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