- flour - 2 Cups
- dry yeast - 5 Grams
- melted butter - 25 Grams
- milk - 3 items. spoons
- eggs - 2 pieces
- sugar - 2 items. spoons
- salt - 0.5 teaspoons
- cinnamon - To taste
Karavai - Slavic yeast bread, used in traditional rituals. In Russia, the loaf was considered a symbol of happiness, prosperity and abundance. Preparation: Dissolve in milk 1 teaspoon of sugar. Dilute yeast in milk. The remaining sugar is ground with yolks. Add the yeast mixture and mix. In a large pot, pour 2 cups of flour into a slide and make a groove in the center. Beat egg yolks with salt. Pour into the flour yeast mixture, melted butter and whipped whites. Add salt and mix. Put the dough on the flour-poured surface and knead, adding flour as needed. The dough should be smooth and do not stick to hands. You should have 500 grams of dough. Cut off the dough 100 g for decoration. From the remaining test, form a ball and lay it on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Use a brush to grease the dough with water. To decorate ornaments for a caraway from the cut off slice of the dough (flowers, braids, lattices, leaves). Decorate them with a surface of a loaf, or decorate with water. When the surface of the dough dries, moisten it again. Give the cara to stand for 3 hours in a warm place. Lubricate the loaf with a yolk, whipped with a spoonful of water. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Bake loaf on the bottom rack until it browns. Then gently open the oven, cover the loaf with foil and bake for 1 hour - 1 hour and 20 minutes at an oven temperature of 180 degrees. Do not open the oven while baking, so that the loaf does not opal. When the loaf is ready, turn off the oven, slightly open the door and allow to stand for 15 minutes. Then get the loaf from the oven and put it on a dish lined with paper towels. Lubricate the loaf with butter or sweetened water. Cover the loaf on top with paper towels, then with a kitchen towel and leave for the night before serving.
Servings: 10