Easter cake made from Khrushchev dough

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 2 hr 35 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to prepare delicious Easter cakes from yeast dough with raisins and candied fruits, which we serve with tea on the festive Easter table? Initially, prepare the ingredients necessary for preparing Easter cakes.

2. STEP 2

   

   To prepare the dough, take a deep bowl and pour three hundred milliliters of milk at room temperature into it, then knead and place thirty grams of fresh pressed yeast into it.

3. STEP 3

   

   Place three full tablespoons of premium wheat flour from the total mass and two tablespoons of sugar into a common bowl.

4. STEP 4

   

   Mix all the ingredients in a bowl together and place the bowl with the dough in a warm place to activate the yeast for fifteen to twenty minutes.

5. STEP 5

   

   Separate the whites from the yolks of five chicken eggs and place the yolks in a large bowl.

6. STEP 6

   

   Pour two hundred grams of sugar and ten grams of vanilla sugar into a bowl with egg yolks.

7. STEP 7

   

   Grind and mix all the ingredients together.

8. STEP 8

   

   Place one hundred and eighty grams of softened butter in a bowl and mix all the ingredients.

9. STEP 9

   

   Take a fine grater and grate the zest of one lemon into a bowl.

10. STEP 10

    

    Place the risen dough in a common bowl and mix all the ingredients together.

11. STEP 11

    

    Place one hundred grams of pre-soaked and well-washed raisins in a bowl, then mix all the ingredients.

12. STEP 12

    

    Take a fine sieve and sift six hundred grams of premium wheat flour into a bowl in parts, then add half a teaspoon of salt to the bowl. It may take you more or less flour than it did for me.

13. STEP 13

    

    Mix all the ingredients well in a bowl and knead the dough.

14. STEP 14

    

    Continue kneading the dough thoroughly in the bowl with your hands for ten minutes, then add two tablespoons of vegetable oil to the bowl.

15. STEP 15

    

    Knead the dough in the bowl until the required consistency is reached for about four minutes.

16. STEP 16

    

    Grease the dough in a bowl with a small amount of vegetable oil, then cover the bowl with the dough with cling film and place it in the refrigerator for eight to ten hours.

17. STEP 17

    

    After a while, grease the table with a small amount of vegetable oil and lay out the dough, let it rest for two hours, then knead the dough into a flat cake and spread one hundred grams of candied fruits on it in an even layer, which are then pressed into the dough.

18. STEP 18

    

    Roll the flatbread with candied fruits and raisins into a tight roll.

19. STEP 19

    

    Gather and knead the dough well for about two minutes.

20. STEP 20

    

    Grease appropriately sized molds with a small amount of butter and fill them one-third with the prepared dough, then press it on top and place them on a baking sheet, which is then put in a warm place to proof.

21. STEP 21

    

    After one hour, place the baking sheet with the spaced Easter cakes in an oven preheated to one hundred and seventy-five degrees.

22. STEP 22

    

    Bake the cakes in the oven until fully cooked for thirty-five to forty minutes. Determine the exact baking time and temperature based on your oven.

23. STEP 23

    

    After time, place the required amount of prepared protein custard on top of the Easter cakes and decorate with candied fruits and confectionery sprinkles to taste.

24. STEP 24

    

    Let's cook together, cook simply, prepare at home the most delicious dishes from available products using our recipes! Bon appetit and soulful tea party!