Armenian Festive Sweet Bread

Name: Armenian Festive Sweet Bread
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h
Yield: Makes 1 loaf
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons poppy or sesame seeds, or sliced almonds; 2 tablespoons poppy or sesame seeds, or sliced almonds; 2 tablespoons poppy or sesame seeds, or sliced almonds; 1 tablespoon honey; 1½ cups sugar; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, ghee or vegetable oil; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, ghee or vegetable oil; 1 egg, beaten with 1 teaspoon milk; 1 egg, beaten with 1 teaspoon milk; 1 cup raisins; Zest of 1 orange, grated; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon salt; 3 tablespoons unsalted butter, ghee or vegetable oil; 3 eggs; 1 cup warm milk; 3 cups sifted all-purpose flour; 1 package (1 tablespoon) dry active yeast

Preparation info

Makes
1
loaf

Difficulty
Medium
Ready in
1 hr

Appears in

Silk Road Cooking

By Najmieh Batmanglij

Published 2000

About

One of the golden memories of my childhood was this sweet bread—piping hot—which we bought from Teresa’s Armenian bakery in the heart of Tehran, and ate for breakfast with butter and fig preserves. Since the 1500s when Shah Abbas brought whole villages of Armenians from Armenia to Isfahan in order to encourage trade and building, there have been thriving communities of Armenians in Iran’s major cities. With the Armenians came delicious pastries and the coffee break, for which they have a pa

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Vegetarian
Bread

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