Traditional Kulich

Name: Traditional Kulich
Yield: 1 Large Loaf
Cuisine: Russia
Ingredients: ¼ cup sugar; ¼ cup lukewarm water; 1 package active dry yeast; ½ cup sugar; 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 cup (all-purpose) flour; ½ cup whole milk; 1 tablespoon rum; ½ teaspoon saffron threads, crushed; 1 vanilla bean, scraped*; 8 egg yolks; ¼ cup candied orange rind; 1/3 cup currants; Pinch of salt; 3½ cups (all-purpose) flour; 1½ cups confectioners’ sugar, sifted; ¼ teaspoon almond extract; ¼ cup Sliced blanched almonds; 2 egg whites; 2 to 3 tablespoons hot water

Preparation info

1
Large Loaf

Difficulty
Complex

Appears in

A Taste of Russia

By Darra Goldstein

Published 1983

About

Ingredients

1 package active dry yeast
¼ cup lukewarm water
¼ cup

Europe
Russia
Dessert
Vegetarian
Eastern Europe

Method

Dissolve the yeast in the warm water. Stir in the ¼ cup of sugar and the milk, which has been heated to lukewarm. Then stir in the 1 cup of flour.

Cover and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour. This is