Moist curd kulich
Description
Perfect with tea and coffee. To make a moist cottage‑cheese kulich, you’ll need a simple set of ingredients: flour, baking powder, sugar, cottage cheese, raisins, and vanilla for aroma. The bake turns out fragrant, airy, and very tasty. Serve it cooled or slightly warm.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients for making a moist cottage cheese kulich.
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Step 2
Mix the cottage cheese and 200 grams of sugar in a deep container.
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Step 3
Crack 1 chicken egg and 1 yolk into a bowl. Reserve the white for the glaze.
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Step 4
Whisk the eggs with a whisk.
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Step 5
Pour the egg mixture into the cottage cheese.
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Step 6
Melt the butter and let it cool.
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Step 7
Pour the cooled butter into the dough.
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Step 8
Add sifted flour with baking powder and vanilla.
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Step 9
Knead the dough.
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Step 10
Add the raisins and mix again.
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Step 11
Since the dough is yeast‑free, it doesn't need to rise. Immediately pour the dough into the baking pans. I use paper ones. Fill the pans with the dough halfway.
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Step 12
Bake the kulich for 35 minutes in an oven preheated to 180 degrees.
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Step 13
Beat the remaining egg white with a mixer, add 100 grams of sugar. Beat for a couple of minutes and the glaze is ready.
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Step 14
Cool the kulichs, spread them with glaze and decorate to your taste. From the specified amount of ingredients you will get 2 kulichs weighing 350‑400 g each.
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Step 15
Bright Easter!