Grandma's Kulich
Description
Tasty baked goods for the whole family. First, make the starter: 125 g dry yeast, 100 g milk, 1 Tbsp sugar, 4–5 Tbsp flour. Mix everything (knead as for pancakes). Bring water to a boil in a large pot, cover with a towel. Place the starter in a warm pot, cover with a towel and let it ferment for 30 min. Next, prepare the dough: 500 g margarine, 500 g butter, 500 ml sour cream, 2 cups milk (you can add 1 cup cream, then use 1 cup milk), 8 eggs + 2 yolks (beat separately), 1 kg sugar, 500 g raisins (you can use more), you can also add walnuts, 7.5 g vanilla, salt 1 tsp heaping. Mix all the ingredients, put the mixture over low heat, stir until the sugar dissolves, add the starter. Remove from heat and begin folding in flour, about 3–4 kg, until the dough no longer sticks to the hands. Place the dough in a pot of boiling water, cover with a towel and let it rise; when it has risen, punch it down and repeat twice. Then shape the dough in greased molds, using about a quarter of the dough per mold, place in a warm spot for 30–40 min to rise. Bake in the oven at 180–190 °C for 30–40 minutes. While the cakes are baking, prepare the glaze: take 2 egg whites and 1.5 cups sugar, beat to a thick foam, and brush the still‑hot cakes with it, then sprinkle confectionery pearls on top. The finished cakes were blessed by Grandma in church, and on Sunday morning she treated all the neighborhood children. May each baked cake bring you a piece of great love for your neighbor, may this blessed bread give us hope for eternal life. Christ is risen. Serve cooled or slightly warm.
Instructions
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Step 1
Sift the flour
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Step 2
Knead the dough
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Step 3
Spread the dough into the molds
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Step 4
Bake in the oven at 180‑190 °C for 30‑40 minutes.
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Step 5
Cover the hot kulich with glaze.
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Step 6
Ready
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Step 7
Expert jury
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Step 8
Uumm
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Step 9
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