Easter mazanec (sweet Slovak Easter bread)

Tasty cake baked for Easter whipping

Cook

Zuzka

No. of servings

Ready in

1 h. 30 min.

Difficulty

low

Ingredients


all-purpose flour / plain flour	0	lb	1
almond crisps	1	oz	30	grams
chicken egg	4	pcs	4	pieces
fresh yeast	1.5	oz	42	grams
lemon peel	0.5	tsp	½	teaspoon
raisins	5.25	oz	150	grams
rum	4	tbsp	4	tablespoon
salt	0	oz		gram
semi skimmed milk 1,5%	1.7	cup	400	milliliters
sugar granulated	7	oz	200	grams
sunflower oil	9	tbsp	9	tablespoon

Recipe

1. Soak raisins in rum

raisins 5.25 oz (150 g) • rum 4 tbsp

Pour raisins into a bowl, pour them over with rum. Raisins will absorb part of the rum.

2. Leaven

semi skimmed milk 1,5% 1.7 cup (400 ml) • fresh yeast 1.5 oz (42 g) • sugar granulated

Crumble fresh yeast in 200 ml of warmish milk, add a pinch of sugar. Let the leaven rise.

3. Dough preparation

all-purpose flour / plain flour • sugar granulated 7 oz (200 g) • lemon peel 0.5 tsp • sunflower oil 9 tbsp • chicken egg 3 pcs • salt

Add in a bowl flour, eggs, sugar, remaining milk, oil, a pinch of salt, lemon zest and raisins soaked in rum. At the end add leaven. Stir everything together and knead the dough, then let it rise in a warm place.

chicken egg 1 pc • almond crisps 1 oz (30 g)

Split raised dough into two loaves. Place each one on the baking tin lined with parchment paper. Brush the loaves with beaten egg, sprinkle with almond crisps.