Easter Recipes > Russian Easter Cake (Kulich)
6 tablespoons luke warm water
1 cup seedless raisins
4 strands of saffron
2 tablespoons Vodka
10 fluid oz luke warm milk
4 cups flour
10 tablespoons vanilla sugar
pinch of salt
just over 1 cup unsalted butter
4 eggs
1/2 cup chopped blanched almonds
1/2 cup chopped candied peel
1 egg yolk mixed with 10ml water
1 tablespoon fine bread crumbs
for the icing:
3 tablespoons confectioners sugar
1 tablespoon water
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
chocolate vermicelli
sugar roses
(see measure conversions for more information)
- Put the flour, 1 tablespoon vanilla flavoured sugar and the salt into a large mixing bowl.
- Mix the luke warm milk into this and stir in the yeast mix.
- Make sure that all the ingredients are thoroughly combined.
- Cover the bowl with a clean cloth and set aside in a warm place until the dough has doubled in size.
- Meanwhile put the Vodka into a small container and put the saffron into it.
- Leave to soak.
- Put the raisins into a small bowl and cover them with water.
- Leave them to soak as well.
- Put the butter into a bowl and soften it using a wooden spoon.
- Mix in the rest of the sugar and beat in the eggs.
- Add this to the dough once it has doubled its bulk.
- Drain the raisins and strain the saffron from the Vodka, retaining only the Vodka.
- Add the now orange coloured Vodka and raisins to the dough.
- Add the almonds, candied peel and the rest of the flour to the dough.
- Combine all the ingredients thoroughly.
- Place the dough on a lightly floured surface and knead very thoroughly until elastic and smooth.
- Put the dough into a clean basin, cover with a clean cloth and set in a warm place until doubled in size.
- Shape the dough, which is quite stiff, into a cylinder shape and place on a deep, greased baking tray.
- Cover again and set aside to rise.
- Brush the top of the dough with the egg yolk in water and sprinkle on the breadcrumbs.
- Bake at 400 degrees F (see temperature conversions) for 15 minutes.
- Reduce the heat to 350 degrees F and cook for a further 30 minutes.
- When the cake is cooked allow to cool on a wire-rack.
- Mix the icing sugar with the lemon juice and spread on top of the cooled cake.
- Sprinkle with vermicelli and decorate with sugar roses.
Traditionally 'XB' (Russian initials for Christ is Risen) is iced onto the Kulich just below the iced top.
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How to make Russian Easter Cake (Kulich):
Traditional Russian Eater cake usually served with Pashka.
Ingredients
enough yeast as per packet instructions for this amount of flour6 tablespoons luke warm water
1 cup seedless raisins
4 strands of saffron
2 tablespoons Vodka
10 fluid oz luke warm milk
4 cups flour
10 tablespoons vanilla sugar
pinch of salt
just over 1 cup unsalted butter
4 eggs
1/2 cup chopped blanched almonds
1/2 cup chopped candied peel
1 egg yolk mixed with 10ml water
1 tablespoon fine bread crumbs
for the icing:
3 tablespoons confectioners sugar
1 tablespoon water
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
chocolate vermicelli
sugar roses
(see measure conversions for more information)
Method
- Whisk the yeast into the luke warm water.- Put the flour, 1 tablespoon vanilla flavoured sugar and the salt into a large mixing bowl.
- Mix the luke warm milk into this and stir in the yeast mix.
- Make sure that all the ingredients are thoroughly combined.
- Cover the bowl with a clean cloth and set aside in a warm place until the dough has doubled in size.
- Meanwhile put the Vodka into a small container and put the saffron into it.
- Leave to soak.
- Put the raisins into a small bowl and cover them with water.
- Leave them to soak as well.
- Put the butter into a bowl and soften it using a wooden spoon.
- Mix in the rest of the sugar and beat in the eggs.
- Add this to the dough once it has doubled its bulk.
- Drain the raisins and strain the saffron from the Vodka, retaining only the Vodka.
- Add the now orange coloured Vodka and raisins to the dough.
- Add the almonds, candied peel and the rest of the flour to the dough.
- Combine all the ingredients thoroughly.
- Place the dough on a lightly floured surface and knead very thoroughly until elastic and smooth.
- Put the dough into a clean basin, cover with a clean cloth and set in a warm place until doubled in size.
- Shape the dough, which is quite stiff, into a cylinder shape and place on a deep, greased baking tray.
- Cover again and set aside to rise.
- Brush the top of the dough with the egg yolk in water and sprinkle on the breadcrumbs.
- Bake at 400 degrees F (see temperature conversions) for 15 minutes.
- Reduce the heat to 350 degrees F and cook for a further 30 minutes.
- When the cake is cooked allow to cool on a wire-rack.
- Mix the icing sugar with the lemon juice and spread on top of the cooled cake.
- Sprinkle with vermicelli and decorate with sugar roses.
Traditionally 'XB' (Russian initials for Christ is Risen) is iced onto the Kulich just below the iced top.
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