Royal kulich
Description
Homemade treats for tea. Let's prepare royal Easter bread at home. I should warn you in advance: this will be a lengthy and rather labor-intensive process. You'll need to spend the whole day making these wonderful royal Easter breads. Decorate the baked goods with icing or melted white chocolate. Good luck! Serve warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
Beat the eggs into a deep bowl, add salt. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and set aside. You can store it in a cool place if it's hot in the house.
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Step 2
Dissolve the yeast in warm milk, add a spoonful of sugar and 10 tablespoons of flour. Place the starter in a warm spot for 35 minutes.
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Step 3
Melt the butter and combine with the eggs. Add sugar, nutmeg, cinnamon, and vanilla sugar. Also add lemon juice and orange zest. Mix well.
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Step 4
By this time, the sponge dough will be ready.
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Step 5
Pour the egg mixture into the sponge, mix well. Gradually add the flour and knead the dough.
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Step 6
Knead the dough for quite a long time. It should not stick to the dish. If necessary, add a little flour.
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Step 7
At the end, add the previously soaked raisins.
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Step 8
Cover the dough with a towel and place it in a warm spot to rise. Then knead the dough and let it rise two more times. Each rising process takes at least two hours!
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Step 9
Before the final rise, place the dough into molds previously greased with oil and sprinkled with semolina.
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Step 10
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees. Bake for 30-50 minutes. Check for doneness with a wooden skewer, which should come out dry from the baked good.