Easter buns
Description
The recipe won't take much time. Here is a simple recipe for making Easter buns. Following this recipe, you'll get beautiful, golden Easter cakes! The listed ingredients yield approximately 12 medium-sized buns. I hope you'll enjoy it. Serve cooled or slightly warm.
Instructions
- 1
Step 1
We'll prepare the sponge. Sift 4 tablespoons of flour with yeast into a deep container. Pour in warm water. Mix very thoroughly for about 10 minutes. Cover with a towel and place in a warm spot for 30 minutes.
- 2
Step 2
Beat the eggs into a deep plate, add salt. Mix thoroughly.
- 3
Step 3
Mix the remaining flour with saffron, sugar, and vanilla.
- 4
Step 4
Make a well in the flour and pour in the risen sponge and the eggs.
- 5
Step 5
Start mixing thoroughly, adding room-temperature margarine in portions. After all the margarine has been incorporated, continue mixing for another 15 minutes.
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Step 6
Cover the dough with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.
- 7
Step 7
Remove the dough from the refrigerator and knead it very thoroughly. Now add the raisins (previously rolled in flour). Mix well.
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Step 8
Line the baking pans with parchment paper. Place the dough into the pans, filling them one-third full. Cover with a towel and let the dough rise in a warm place until doubled, about 35 minutes.
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Step 9
Place the kuliches in a preheated oven for 10 minutes. Reduce the temperature by half. Bake for at least another 25 minutes. Check for doneness with a wooden skewer. If the skewer comes out dry from the kulich, it's done! Remove the kuliches from the molds and place them on a towel to cool.
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Step 10
Decorate the kulich with icing and sprinkles.