Easter Kulich with Condensed Milk
A magnificent recipe for Kulich! It turns out tender, moist and aromatic, with a beautiful creamy hue. You can use either farm-made or regular store-bought condensed milk. This amount of ingredients will yield 3 Kulich cakes 17 cm wide and 11 cm high.
- Total cooking time
- not set
- Number of servings
- 3
- Recipe difficulty
- 3 / 5
Ingredients
for 3 servings
- evaporated milk 250 ml
- dry yeast 10 g
- eggs 3
- sugar 150-200 g
- butter 150 g
- raisins 200 g
- flour 600-700 g
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Instructions
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Gently heat the milk until it is slightly warm.
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Stir in 1 tbsp sugar.
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Add the yeast, then stir.
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Stir in 200 g flour.
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Cover the container with a towel.
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Leave the starter for about 30 minutes until it doubles in size.
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Separate the egg whites and yolks. Cream the yolks with sugar.
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Beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt.
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Combine the starter with the yolks and sugar.
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Mix the mixture.
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Add butter to the mixture.
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Mix again.
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Pour in the whipped egg whites.
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Mix the ingredients.
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Gradually add the remaining flour (its amount may vary depending on the quality of the product). Thoroughly knead the dough; it should be uniform, not too stiff and not stick to your hands.
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Cover the dough with a towel.
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Place in a warm spot for 50–60 minutes until the dough has fully risen.
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Soak the raisins in warm water for 10–15 minutes.
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Drain all the water.
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Add raisins to the prepared dough.
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Mix the mixture.
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Cover with a towel again.
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Leave in a warm place for another 50–60 minutes for the dough to rise.
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Grease the baking pan with butter and fill it with dough to ⅓ of its height.
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Let the dough rise directly in the baking pan.
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Place in an oven preheated to 100 degrees for 10 minutes. After that, increase the temperature to 180 degrees and bake until done (a product 11 cm high and 17 cm wide took 35 minutes: 10 minutes at 100 degrees and 25 minutes at 180 degrees). Check for doneness with a dry match or toothpick.
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The finished Kulich (Easter bread) can be covered with meringue frosting.
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Finish the decoration with confectionery sprinkles.
