An indispensable treat for the holy holiday of Easter is Easter cake. A good housewife will surely find her own recipe for cooking this treat. But traditionally, Easter cakes are made from sweet yeast dough.
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You will need
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- 1 kg of flour;
- 400 g of milk;
- 2 cups sugar;
- 5-6 eggs;
- 50 g of pressed yeast;
- 300 g butter;
- 200 g of raisins;
- salt;
- vanillin.
Instruction manual
1
First prepare the dough. To do this, dilute the yeast in slightly warmed milk and, stirring, add half the flour. Make sure that no lumps form. Cover the dishes and place in a warm place for a while.
2
When the volume of the sponge doubles, add salt to taste and 5 egg yolks. Rub the butter with sugar and vanilla and add to the dough. Then beat the egg whites in a steaming foam and add to the dough. Add flour in small portions and mix thoroughly. However, do not overdo it, otherwise the dough may be too coarse. You may not have to use all the flour - make sure the dough remains airy.
3
Pour a little sunflower oil on your hands and finally knead the dough. It should be well separated from the hands. Put the dishes back in a warm place.
4
Rinse the raisins thoroughly and let it dry. When the dough doubles again, add raisins to it and mix gently.
5
Prepare baking dishes - grease them with sunflower oil and put a circle cut from food paper on the bottom. Lubricate it liberally with oil.
6
Arrange the dough into the molds, filling them in about half. Put in a warm place. When the dough rises three quarters of the form, place in the oven, preheated to 200 ° C, trying not to shake (so that the dough does not sit down). After about 15 minutes, reduce the heat in the oven so that the temperature drops to 160 ° -180 ° C. The baking time depends on the size of the cake. Check their readiness with a long wooden skewer - the dough should not stick to it.
7
Remove the forms from the oven and cover with a kitchen towel. Wait for them to cool, and then carefully remove the cakes. Beat the remaining yolk into a steaming foam with sugar and grease the tops. You can decorate Easter cakes with special sugar powder or chopped nuts - it all depends on your imagination.