Easter cake in the oven
Easter cake in the oven during the baking process spreads such an aroma around the room that waiting for it to be ready is a real test! And if the hostess also does this on Maundy Thursday, as the Orthodox tradition prescribes, then the thought of a painful wait for three days can completely discourage anyone. But patience will be fully rewarded! The time will come, you will put a large piece of Easter cake on your plate, admire the beauty of the lush golden crumb and, finally, try ... We guarantee true pleasure!
Ingredients
Servings 12 servings- large eggs - 4 pcs.
- flour - 330 g
- salt - on the tip of a knife
- milk - 250 ml
- fresh yeast - 25 g
- sugar - 150 g
- vanilla sugar - 1 tbsp. l.
- butter - 70 g
- ground cardamom - 1/2 tsp
- raisins - 100 g
- candied fruit - 100 g
- peeled hazelnuts - 100 g
Cooking
Step 1
Divide eggs for Easter cake dough (3 pcs.) into whites and yolks. Do not refrigerate the whites, leave them at room temperature until use: this way they will be easier to whip into a strong foam.
Step 2
Sift the flour and salt for the cake dough into a bowl through a fine sieve. Pour the milk into a large saucepan and heat to 35°C. Add crushed yeast to it and, stirring, dissolve them.
Step 3
Add 50 g of regular sugar, vanilla and mix. Fold in half of the flour mixture. Knead. Cover the container with the dough with a clean towel or cling film and put it away for 2 hours in a warm place.
Step 4
Cut the butter into cubes and leave for 30 minutes at room temperature. Beat the egg yolks for the cake dough with a mixer with the remaining sugar.
Step 5
In the approached dough, add the remaining flour, beaten yolks and soft butter. Knead into a smooth elastic dough. Whip the egg whites into a strong foam. Add to the cake batter along with the cardamom and mix quickly. Let rise for 2 hours.
Step 6
Rinse the raisins thoroughly, cover with hot water and leave for 15 minutes. Then lay out on a paper towel and let dry. Finely chop candied fruit. Chop the hazelnut.
Step 7
Line a mold or several molds with greased baking paper. Silicone - moisten with cool water. Add raisins, candied fruits and hazelnuts to the dough for Easter cake.
Step 8
Divide the finished dough for Easter cake into molds no more than half the height and place them on a baking sheet. Cover with a clean towel and leave for 20 minutes.
Step 9
Brush the top of the cookies with a lightly beaten egg. Heat the oven to 200°C. Place a baking sheet filled with water at the bottom of it. Place the Easter cakes in the oven on the middle rack. Bake 1 hour.