Kulich is an image of the Sunday or the victory of Christ over death, and is similar to arthos (large church bread with a cross and a crown of thorns depicted on it). Only unlike arthos cake is cooked at home.
Usually they put dough for Easter cakes from Thursday to Friday, bake all Friday, and consecrate it on the night before Sunday. But, unfortunately, in our time of constant employment, not every housewife can afford to take this process for several days. And of course I want to spend the holiday by all the rules. Here a simple recipe for Easter cake will come to your aid.
The main thing, using a simple recipe for Easter cake, do not forget about a few rules, since cooking Easter cake has its own characteristics:
During the preparation of the test for cakes, it is necessary to ensure that there is no draft in the room - cakes are very fond of warmth
The dough for the Easter cake should be of medium density, if the dough is too thin - the Easter cakes will become flat after baking, if it is thick - the baking will be heavy and very quickly harden. The necessary density will be when when dividing the dough there will be no need to add flour
Knead the dough as long as possible, investing all your love in it, wishing good to relatives and friends
The dough should come up three times: 1. after dissolving, 2. after kneading, 3. after the dough is distributed in forms
The dough should roam at a temperature of 30 degrees
It is necessary to fill the form half, and in some cases by 2/3
Easter cakes should rise indoors, the temperature in which will be from 30 to 45 degrees
If the dough has risen almost to the edges of the form - you can put it in the oven
You need to bake in the oven, at the bottom of which a container of water is placed. The temperature in the oven is from 200 to 240 degrees
After baking, the bread is greased with an egg, which is beaten with a tablespoon of water and oil. Sprinkle with large sugar, crackers and chopped nuts on top
The secret of an even tall product is a wooden stick (long match) in the center. And also this is a way to check the cake for readiness: if the pulled out stick (match) is dry - your cake is ready!
The size of the cake affects the duration of the baking. The greater the weight of the cake, the longer you need to keep it in the oven, and accordingly, the less the weight, the less time it takes to cook. If baking starts to burn, cover the top with paper.
The cake, taken out of the oven, must be put on the barrel and wait until it cools down
These few recommendations on how to cook Easter cake will help you bake delicious and Easter bread-rich butter.
A simple recipe for Easter cake
Ingredients:
Measure Measure - Glass
Flour - 7.5
Milk - 2, 5
Yeast - 1 sachet (50 gr)
Twenty egg yolks
Sugar - 1
Oil (melted) - 2
Salt
Cooking method:
Mix flour and milk. Dilute the yeast in a small amount of milk and add to the flour mixture. We put everything in a warm place. Rub the egg yolks with sugar and warm milk, add to the risen dough, then add the remaining flour and salt. Knead the dough well and leave to rise.
After the dough has risen, divide it and put it into shapes. After the dough has risen in the forms, put it in the oven and bake.
If time is not enough at all, then you can use a modern bread baking tool - a bread machine, and then to bake a delicious and quick cake, you will have to spend only a little effort on preparing the ingredients for the dough.
A simple recipe for Easter cake for a bread machine
Ingredients:
Yeast - 15 grams
Flour - 450 grams
Salt
Sugar - 6 tablespoons
Vanillin - one bag
Butter - 2 tablespoons (tablespoons)
Eggs - 3 pieces
Milk - 150 ml
Raisins - 100 grams
Turmeric - ½ teaspoon
Cooking method:
Prepare raisins in advance by brewing it in boiling water for 10-15 minutes. Melt the butter in warmed milk, then cool. All ingredients except raisins should be sent to the bread maker in the order specified in the recipe. Raisins must be placed in a bread machine after fifteen minutes of kneading. Next, put the program “Sweet bread”, or “Main with raisins” and that’s it! Now it remains to wait until the machine is finished, and enjoy the beautiful and delicious Easter cake!