Easter mazanec (sweet Slovak Easter bread)
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Tasty cake baked for Easter whipping
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Pastry
Ingredients
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.
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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.
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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.
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4.
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.
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5. Baking
Bake at 355°F (180°C) for about 30 - 40 minutes.
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Bon appetit!