Easter cake
A little more than two weeks left before the LightChrist's Resurrection. On the festive table, this hostess always cooks her own best dishes, the main place among which is rightly the Easter cake. There are many recipes for this meal, in many families the recipe for the Easter cake is inherited. In the Easter cake put a lot of muffins, dough kneaded with love. Ready cake is usually poured with protein glaze and sprinkled with colored powder.
We offer you a simple, affordable, and most importantly, delicious recipe for the Easter cake.
Easter cake
To prepare two small cakes, you will need:
milk - 2/3 cup
yeast raw - 20-25 g
egg yolks - 3-4 pcs. (proteins used for glaze)
flour - 2 and 2-3 cups
sugar - 1/2 cup
salt - 1/3 tsp.
vegetable oil or cream (melted) 3-4 tablespoons.
raisins or dried apricots - 1/4 cup
orange candied fruit - 1/4 cup
vanillin
Nuts crushed (optional) - 3-4 tablespoons.
Preparation:
In warm milk (you can take water) dilute the yeast and add 1 teaspoon of sugar.
Mix a third of a glass of flour to the milk and yeast. The resulting spoon should be placed in a warm place until a lush foam is formed.
Egg yolks mixed with sugar, salt and vanilla, grind white. Add vegetable or melted butter.
Prepare the spilled poured into the egg-oil mixture and mix thoroughly.
Carefully mix two cups of sifted flour to make a soft dough that does not stick to your hands. If the dough is too liquid, then about a third of a glass of flour can be added.
The resulting dough should be put in a warm place to make it fit. Dough should increase in volume twice or even more.
It is recommended to cover the dough on top with a food film so that its surface does not become covered with a dried crust.
When the dough is suitable, put in it washed anddried raisins (dried apricots) and candied fruits. Dough put in a mold (pre-oiled and sprinkled with flour or ground breadcrumbs), filling them only up to half.
Put the dough with the test in a warm place, so that the dough once again came up.
When the dough is suitable, the forms are put in the oven,heated to 180 ° C. Bake until cooked. Readiness of the cake is checked with a wooden thin stick. If you pierce a ready-made cake with a stick, then there will not be any stuck dough on it.
Ready to pour Easter cake with protein-sugar glaze or sugar fondant. You can just sprinkle the top of the cake with powdered sugar.
Bon Appetit!
