Easter Kulich with Honey

Baking and Desserts | Russian cuisine

⏳ Time

10 hours

🥕 Ingredients

🍽️ Servings

Description

Easter Kulich with Honey

Ingredients

Manitoba Flour - 20.3 oz
Water - 7 fl oz
Olive Oil - 0 fl oz
Butter - 4.1 oz
Acacia Honey - 0.9 oz
Candied fruits - 3.5 oz
Sugar - 4.2 oz
Whole egg - 3.5 oz
Salt - 0.1 oz
Vanillin - 0 oz
Light Raisins, Seedless - 1.1 oz

Step by Step guide

Step 1

For the starter: combine 200 g of flour, 90 ml of water, 20 ml of olive oil, and 20 g of honey, mix, cover with plastic wrap, and leave at room temperature for 2 days.

Step 2

Next, add another 100 g of flour and 50 g of water, mix well, and let it sit for another 2 days at room temperature. Repeat this process 4 times.

Step 3

Then, mix 90 g of the starter with 100 ml of warm water using a whisk, add 60 g of sugar (stirring constantly), 25 g of yolk (2 pieces), and 250 g of flour. Once a homogeneous mass forms, add another 25 g of yolk, mixing for 20 minutes.

Step 4

When the dough stops sticking to your hands, add 65 g of butter while mixing.

Step 5

Cover the dough with a damp towel and let it rise for 8 hours. When it has doubled in size, add 60 g of sugar, 5 g of honey, 25 ml of water, and 25 g of yolk, stirring constantly.

Step 6

After the mixture becomes homogeneous, add another 125 g of flour, 25 g of yolk, 4 g of salt, 1 g of vanillin, 50 g of butter, candied fruits, and previously soaked raisins, mix, cover with a lid, and let it rest for 1 hour.