Milk Kulich
Description
The recipe won't take much time. Making Easter kulichs with milk is very simple and quick. They will definitely turn out for everyone if you follow the recipe and step‑by‑step instructions. Serve warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients.
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Step 2
Add the yeast, one tablespoon of flour, and one tablespoon of granulated sugar to warm milk. Stir, cover with a napkin, and place in a warm spot to ferment for 15 minutes.
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Step 3
While the pre‑ferment is rising, pour the egg whites into a mixing bowl and add the remaining granulated sugar.
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Step 4
Whisk the egg whites with sugar into a stiff foam, then add the yolk and vanilla sugar.
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Step 5
Add melted butter.
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Step 6
Beat everything together again with the yolk and butter.
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Step 7
Add the ready starter and sift the flour.
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Step 8
Using a mixer or a whisk, knead the dough until its consistency is like thick sour cream. Cover the dough with a napkin, place it in a warm spot to ferment for 1 hour.
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Step 9
Steep the dried fruit in boiling water for 2–3 minutes, drain the water, and pat dry with a paper towel.
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Step 10
Coat the dried fruits in flour; this is necessary so that during baking they are evenly distributed in the dough and don’t sink to the bottom.
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Step 11
After the dough has risen, gently fold in the dried fruit.
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Step 12
Divide the dough equally among the molds, about 315 g each. The mold is 9 × 9 cm. Fill the molds to one‑third of their volume. Cover with a napkin and let rest for another 30 minutes.
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Step 13
Bake the kulich at 180 degrees for 40 minutes, checking doneness with a wooden skewer or toothpick.
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Step 14
Kulichs can be left in the molds, or before decorating them you can remove them from the paper forms and let them cool to room temperature.
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Step 15
For decorating the kulich cakes, prepare a glaze. To do this, soak 3 g of gelatin for swelling in 15 ml of water, pour 15 ml of water into powdered sugar. Heat the watery sugar solution almost to boiling, add the swollen gelatin, whisk well with a whisk or mixer, adding 5 drops of lemon juice. Apply the glaze to the kulich, decorate with sugar sprinkles.
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Step 16
Kulichi prepared this way turn out fluffy, festive, and very tasty. Happy Easter!