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Russian Kulich

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Prep Time
50m
Cook Time
35m
Total Time
1h 25m
This Russian Kulich recipe is a traditional Easter bread enriched with eggs, sweetened with raisins, and flavored with brandy. Topped with a sweet lemon glaze and ground almonds. This rich, festive bread is typically baked in coffee cans to achieve its signature tall, cylindrical shape.
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Ingredients

Servings: 8
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Steps

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Dissolve 1/4 teaspoon white sugar and yeast in warm milk in a large bowl. Let stand until foamy, about 10 minutes. Stir in 1 1/2 cups flour until combined; cover the bowl tightly with plastic wrap. Let stand in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.
2
Beat 4 yolks with remaining white sugar in a bowl with an electric mixer at medium speed until thick and pale, 2 to 3 minutes. Beat in brandy and salt.
3
Stir yeast dough to deflate. Stir in yolk mixture and melted butter until combined. Beat 3 egg whites in a separate bowl with cleaned beaters until they hold soft peaks; fold into batter, then stir in remaining 2 1/2 cups flour. Cover the bowl and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour 10 minutes.
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Stir dough to deflate, then stir in almonds and raisins.
5
Grease 4 coffee cans with butter; line each bottom with a round of parchment or wax paper. Dust inside cans with flour; tap out excess.
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Divide dough into 4 equal pieces; place into the prepared cans. Cover with a towel; let dough rise in cans until reaches about 1/2 inch from rim, about 1 hour.
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
8
Whisk remaining 1 yolk and water together in a small bowl; lightly brush over dough tops.
9
Bake loaves in cans in the preheated oven until tops are golden brown, 35 to 40 minutes. Place a wire rack over cans and invert to release loaves onto the rack; flip loaves over on the rack. Let cool completely, about 1 1/2 hours.
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Make glaze: Sift powdered sugar into a bowl, then stir in lemon juice until smooth.
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Spread glaze over tops of loaves, letting it drip down the sides. Let loaves stand until icing is set, about 15 minutes.

Nutrition Facts

  • Calories
    931kcal
    46%
  • Fat
    28g
    1%
  • Saturated Fat
    12g
    0%
  • Carbohydrates
    154g
    7%
  • Fiber
    4g
    0%
  • Sugar
    52g
    2%
  • Protein
    19g
    0%
  • Cholesterol
    120mg
    6%
  • Sodium
    252mg
    12%
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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