Stritzel
Description
Perfectly pairs with tea and coffee. As you can see, making štricel at home is not difficult at all, but rather quite simple. The only possible difficulty might be the shaping process, but even here there are many tips to simplify it—moisten your hands with water, dust the dough with flour... everyone has their own secrets, as they say! So, knowing that, serve it cooled or slightly warm.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Let's knead the dough. Dissolve the yeast in milk with sugar and softened butter. Add the egg, knead the dough gradually incorporating flour. Let it rise in a cold place for several hours.
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Step 2
2. Cook semolina porridge for the filling using milk. Add 50 grams of butter to it. You can add sugar to taste.
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Step 3
3. Rinse the raisins under hot water and pour the semolina mixture over them.
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Step 4
4. Divide the dough into three parts and roll each part into an elongated sheet. Evenly spread the filling of raisins and semolina on top.
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Step 5
5. Roll into three sausages tightly, but make small cuts on each one.
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Step 6
6. Braid the braid, brush it with egg yolk, or sprinkle with powdered sugar.
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Step 7
7. Bake for 20 minutes in a preheated oven at maximum temperature!