Farmer's Cheese Kulich (Easter Bread) - recipe with photo

Farmer's Cheese Kulich (Easter Bread)

I recommend this recipe to those who prefer moist and juicy kulichi. Farmer's cheese gives the pastry exceptional tenderness and a wonderful taste. It is best to use high-quality farmer's cheese or make it yourself: farmer's cheese.

Total cooking time
not set
Number of servings
2
Recipe difficulty
4 / 5
Vegetarian Nut free Halal Kosher

Ingredients

for 2 servings

  • milk 150 ml
  • dry yeast 10 g
  • sugar 150-200 g
  • vanilla sugar 10 g
  • farmer's cheese 150 g
  • eggs 3
  • butter 100 g
  • raisins 100 g
  • candied peel 100 g
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • flour 500-550 g

Instructions

Step 1 of 22

Chop the candied fruits.

Step 2 of 22

Warm the milk (it should be warm, but not hot).

Step 3 of 22

Add 1 tbsp sugar and stir.

Step 4 of 22

Add the yeast.

Step 5 of 22

Add 100 g flour and stir.

Step 6 of 22

Cover with a towel or plastic wrap and leave in a warm place.

Step 7 of 22

The starter should double in size.

Step 8 of 22

Place the farmer's cheese and eggs in a blender.

Step 9 of 22

Blend the mixture. If no blender is available, rub the farmer's cheese through a sieve and combine with the eggs.

Step 10 of 22

Cream the butter together with salt, sugar, and vanilla sugar.

Step 11 of 22

Add the farmer's cheese and egg mixture.

Step 12 of 22

Pour in the starter.

Step 13 of 22

Mix.

Step 14 of 22

Add candied fruits and rinsed, dried raisins.

Step 15 of 22

Mix.

Step 16 of 22

Stir in the remaining flour (400–450 g) and knead the dough.

Step 17 of 22

Cover with a towel or plastic wrap and leave in a warm place.

Step 18 of 22

The dough should rise well.

Step 19 of 22

Grease the baking pan with butter. Pour in the dough so that it fills ⅓ of the height of the pan.

Step 20 of 22

Cover with a towel or plastic wrap and place in a warm spot.

Step 21 of 22

Wait for the dough to rise. Place in an oven preheated to 100 degrees. Bake for 10 minutes. After that, increase the temperature to 180 degrees. Bake until done (my Kulich (Easter bread) with a height of 11 cm and a width of 17 cm took 35 minutes: 10 minutes at 100 degrees and 25 at 180 degrees). Check for doneness with a wooden skewer: if it comes out dry, the Kulich (Easter bread) is ready.

Step 22 of 22

The finished cakes can be decorated with sprinkles and frosted with egg white cream.

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