Easter bread with raisins

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 3 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   Ingredients

2. STEP 2

   

   Since our dough is rich, let’s start by preparing the dough. In warm milk (milk should be 30-40C) we dilute yeast, add 1 tbsp. l. sugar and 170 g (about 1.5 tbsp.) flour. Stir thoroughly so that there are no lumps.

3. STEP 3

   

   The thickness of the dough is similar to that of pancakes. Cover the bowl with the dough with film or a towel and leave to rise in a warm place for 30-40 minutes. The dough should increase 2-3 times.

4. STEP 4

   

   While the dough is rising, let’s take care of the butter part. To do this, separate the eggs into whites and yolks. Set the whites aside, and add half the total amount of sugar and a pinch of salt to the yolks.

5. STEP 5

   

   Add the second part of the sugar to the soft butter. Grind the yolks with sugar and butter with sugar.

6. STEP 6

   

   Now we connect our sweet part.

7. STEP 7

   

   And beat until fluffy, you get a very fluffy, airy, delicate mass, like cream.

8. STEP 8

   

   When the dough has risen (if suddenly in 40-60 minutes the dough has not increased at all, it means the yeast is bad and it’s better to start the whole process again, since the dough simply won’t work), add mashed eggs and butter to it. Stir until smooth. Add vanilla tincture; if you use vanilla sugar, just add it along with the sugar.

9. STEP 9

   

   Beat the egg whites until stiff and add to the dough. Mix. Add sifted flour in small portions and knead into a soft dough.

10. STEP 10

    

    The dough turns out very tender.

11. STEP 11

    

    Place the finished dough in a warm place to rise for 40-60 minutes. It should increase 2-3 times.

12. STEP 12

    

    We wash the raisins, dry them and roll them in 1 tbsp. l. flour. Add raisins to the risen dough.

13. STEP 13

    

    Stir the dried fruits into the dough, then leave it to rest for 15 minutes.

14. STEP 14

    

    When the dough has rested, we form it into buns or rolls. I wove a four-strand braid from some of the dough and made several small buns.

15. STEP 15

    

    I don’t show you how to weave a braid step by step, since it will be difficult to show it in a photo, but if you want, enter a 4-strand braid in a search engine and there is even a video there. But in general, it is not necessary to weave from 4, you can weave from 3, from 2.

16. STEP 16

    

    These are the little buns I still got. Let them come up for 20-30 minutes.

17. STEP 17

    

    We do the same with braided wire (let it come up). Before baking, grease the braid and buns with egg and bake in a preheated oven at 180 C for about 15-20 minutes for the buns, and 30-40 minutes for the braid.

18. STEP 18

    

    Remove from the oven and let cool on a wire rack.

19. STEP 19

    

    The bun turns out very tender, the crumb is simply airy, unfortunately the photo doesn’t convey this, but it is very tender and fragrant.

20. STEP 20

    

    It is better to cut after it has cooled completely. And we serve it to the table. Help yourself!

Comments on the recipe

Annushka

11.10.2023

4.8

super recipe! Thank you!

Shura

11.10.2023

4.5

Yes, Easter buns are also a very necessary element of Easter, these buns can be baked at any time and eaten to your heart’s content, otherwise it is not recommended to eat Easter cakes until the holiday itself, and these are not Easter cakes, but buns, but eat as much as you like !!! The dough turned out well, you can see the consistency is smooth and dense! Well done. Irisha, you are our baking generator! Super! Bravo!

Mya-cha

11.10.2023

4.5

Not bad at all! Thank you! You can cook it this way too.

Irisha

11.10.2023

4.7

Thank you, Shura!

lidok

11.10.2023

5

Irisha, thank you so much for the recipe. This year I decided to bake Easter cakes for the first time and it so happened that the choice of recipe fell on you. It turned out very tasty. Here is a photo report of my efforts. Thanks again for the recipe.

Alina Matskevich

11.10.2023

4.6

Hello, are mine so soft and tasty on the first day, but dry on the second?

Guest

11.10.2023

4.8

Thank you, this turned out to be a great Easter bun. The aroma is mesmerizing, and the taste is impossible to resist, but I have the filling: cinnamon and vanilla.