Kulich (Orthodox Easter Bread)

Name: Kulich (Orthodox Easter Bread)
Prep time: 90 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 140 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 700 g flour; 200 g sugar; 200 g butter; 4 pcs eggs; 200 ml warm milk; 11 g dry yeast; 1 tsp vanilla; 100 g raisins; 50 g candied fruit; 200 g icing sugar

🍳 CookingБГ

Prep90 min

Cook50 min

Total140 min

The tall cylindrical Russian Orthodox Easter bread – light, enriched with butter and eggs, studded with raisins and crowned with white icing.

Ingredients

Serves:12

700 g flour
200 g sugar
200 g butter
4 pcs eggs
200 ml warm milk
11 g dry yeast
1 tsp vanilla
100 g raisins
50 g candied fruit
200 g icing sugar

Nutrition (estimated)

high confidence

529kcal · per serving

9.4g

Protein

86.3g

Carbs

16.6g

Fat

Recipe total: 6343 kcal · P 112.5g · C 1035.7g · F 199g

Estimated from 10 of 10 ingredients

Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.

Steps

1
Activate yeast in warm milk with 1 tbsp sugar.
2
Beat eggs with remaining sugar and softened butter.
3
Mix flour with vanilla; combine with egg mixture and yeast.
4
Knead smooth dough; rise 2 hours.
5
Fold in raisins and candied fruit.
6
Fill cylindrical moulds one-third full; let rise again.
7
Bake at 170°C for 45–50 minutes.
8
Decorate with a white icing sugar glaze.

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