Kozunak (Bulgarian Easter Bread)
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Prep90 min
Cook45 min
Total135 min
Bulgaria's traditional Easter bread – fluffy, fragrant and loved for generations. It is baked during Holy Week and is the very symbol of Easter.
Ingredients
Serves:12
Ingredients
- 600 g flour
- 3 eggs
- 100 g butter
- 150 g sugar
- 200 ml milk
- 7 g dried yeast
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 lemon, zest only
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 100 g raisins
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidence350kcal · per serving
7.9g
Protein
59.1g
Carbs
9.3g
Fat
Recipe total: 4203 kcal · P 94.2g · C 708.9g · F 111.4g
Estimated from 10 of 10 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
Steps
Steps
- 1Warm the milk to 38°C, dissolve the yeast in it with 1 tbsp of the sugar and leave to foam for 10 minutes.
- 2Beat the eggs, set 1 tbsp aside for brushing, then beat in the remaining sugar, the vanilla and the lemon zest.
- 3Mix the flour with the salt, add the egg mixture and the milk and yeast, and bring together into a soft dough.
- 4Add the softened butter in pieces and knead for 10 minutes into a smooth, elastic dough, then work in the raisins.
- 5Cover and leave to rise somewhere warm for 1½ hours.
- 6Divide into 3 pieces, roll each into a rope and plait them in a greased tin.
- 7Leave to rise for 30 minutes, brush with the reserved egg and bake at 180°C for 40–45 minutes.
- 8Let it cool before slicing.
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Questions and answers
How long does Kozunak (Bulgarian Easter Bread) take to make?
About 135 minutes: 90 min prep and 45 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Kozunak (Bulgarian Easter Bread)?
10 ingredients: flour, eggs, butter, sugar, milk, dried yeast, vanilla extract, lemon, salt, raisins.
How many servings does this Kozunak (Bulgarian Easter Bread) recipe make?
12 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Kozunak (Bulgarian Easter Bread)?
About 350 kcal, with 7.9 g protein, 59.1 g carbohydrate and 9.3 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
What cuisine is Kozunak (Bulgarian Easter Bread)?
Kozunak (Bulgarian Easter Bread) comes from Bulgarian cuisine.
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