Kulich on kefir with almonds
Try to cook Easter cake on kefir with almonds according to our recipe and perhaps you will like it so much that in the future it will become an indispensable part of the family Easter menu. The main distinguishing feature of this cake is its pleasant moisture and exceptional tenderness. Want to highlight them even more? Add a little cocoa powder to the cake dough on kefir with almonds, which will also give the crumb a pleasant light chocolate color. But this, as they say, is a matter of taste. And from the dough obtained from the amount of ingredients indicated here, you can cook several small cakes on kefir, pack them beautifully and give them to relatives and friends for Easter. You will see: they will be delighted!
Ingredients
Servings 8-10- peeled almonds - 120 g
- fresh yeast - 10 g (or 5 g dry)
- drinking water - 70 ml
- butter - 120 g
- eggs - 3 pcs.
- sugar - 170 g
- flour - 700 g
- soda - on the tip of a knife
- salt - 1/2 h. l.
- kefir (3.5%) – 200 ml
- sour cream (30%) - 100 g
- nut oil (almond, hazelnut, cedar oil or walnut oil) - 2 tbsp. l.
Cooking
Step 1
Prepare almonds for Easter cake on kefir. Put the almonds in a blender bowl and chop as much as possible. Dissolve the yeast in water heated to 36°C and leave for 15 minutes.
Step 2
Butter cut into cubes and melt. Let it cool down a bit. Divide the eggs into whites and yolks. Put the whites in the refrigerator. Rub the yolks white with sugar.
Step 3
Sift the flour for the cake dough with soda and salt. Mix with ground almonds and form a hill with a recess. Pour the yeast mixture and warm kefir into it. Stir.
Step 4
Add sour cream, butter and egg yolks with sugar. Knead until a smooth dough of uniform consistency is obtained. Cover it with a towel and leave to rise in a warm place for 1.5 hours.
Step 5
Beat the whites with a mixer into a strong foam. Add to the risen mass along with the nut butter and stir quickly. Divide the dough for the cake into the prepared pans. Leave for 40 minutes.
Step 6
Heat the oven to 180°C. Bake Easter cakes on kefir for 30-50 minutes (depending on the size of the mold). Let cool slightly, then transfer to a wire rack.