Kulich (Orthodox Easter Bread)
The tall cylindrical Russian Orthodox Easter bread – light, enriched with butter and eggs, studded with raisins and crowned with white icing.
Ingredients
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
- 3 tbsp lemon juice
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidenceRecipe total: 6353 kcal · P 112.7g · C 1038.8g · F 199.1g
Estimated from 11 of 11 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
Steps
Steps
- 1Activate yeast in warm milk with 1 tbsp sugar.
- 2Beat eggs with remaining sugar and softened butter.
- 3Mix flour with vanilla; combine with egg mixture and yeast.
- 4Knead smooth dough; rise 2 hours.
- 5Fold in raisins and candied fruit.
- 6Fill cylindrical moulds one-third full; let rise again.
- 7Bake at 170°C for 45–50 minutes.
- 8Once cool, stir the icing sugar with the lemon juice into a thick white glaze and spoon it over the tops.
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Questions and answers
How long does Kulich (Orthodox Easter Bread) take to make?
About 140 minutes: 90 min prep and 50 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Kulich (Orthodox Easter Bread)?
11 ingredients: flour, sugar, butter, eggs, warm milk, dry yeast, vanilla, raisins, candied fruit, icing sugar, lemon juice.
How many servings does this Kulich (Orthodox Easter Bread) recipe make?
12 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Kulich (Orthodox Easter Bread)?
About 529 kcal, with 9.4 g protein, 86.6 g carbohydrate and 16.6 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
What cuisine is Kulich (Orthodox Easter Bread)?
Kulich (Orthodox Easter Bread) comes from Russian cuisine.
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