Russian Easter Bread (Kulich)
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5 hours 45 minutes
Kulich is a tall sweet Easter bread very similar to panettone. You will need a mold to make it, a coffee can is a good substitute.
ntbella
6 people made this
Ingredients
Serves: 12
- 2 packets yeast (7g each)
- 1 cup milk
- 700g flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 5 eggs, separated
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 200g butter
- 2 tablespoons orange juice
- 2 tablespoons rum
- 1 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup candied mixed fruit
- 1 cup icing sugar
Directions
Preparation:1hour ›
Cook:45min ›
Extra time:4hours rising ›
Ready in:5hours45min
- Dissolve the yeast in 1/2 cup warm milk and stir in 1/2 cup flour. Let rise 20 minutes.
- Combine 1/2 cup flour with remaining hot milk. Add salt and knead until dough is elastic. Add yeast and mix well. Let rise 1 hour.
- In a bowl, whisk 5 egg yolks and 1 egg white with the sugar and vanilla until mixture is pale.
- When dough has risen, add egg yolk mixture, melted butter, orange juice and rum. Toss the raisins and candied fruit with a little flour and add to the dough. Add the remaining flour and knead well.
- Form the dough into a ball, place in a clean bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let rise 2 hours.
- Divide the dough between your molds or coffee cans so that each mold is 1/3 full. Let rise another 1 1/2 hours. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 180 degrees C.
- Bake 35-45 minutes. Let cool then remove from molds.
- Make the icing: over a warm water bath, beat remaining 4 egg whites with icing sugar for 5 minutes. Remove from heat and whisk another 5-7 minutes to make a smooth icing.
- Coat tops with the icing and let harden.
