Easter cake in the French style: a detailed recipe

Category: Foods and nutrition | July 12, 2016, 20:53

Ingredients zone 3 (14 cm diameter, 10 cm and 8 cm)
- 500 g of flour;
- 70 g of sugar,
- 100 g of milk (27-29 ° C)
- 20 g fresh yeast;
- 250 g of eggs;
- 175 g of butter at room temperature T;
- 7 g of salt;
- 150 g raisins, dried cranberries, cherries (you can insist in rum)
- glaze:
- 220-250 g of powdered sugar;
- 1 protein;
- lemon juice.

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Method of preparation:
1. In the bowl of a mixer with hook attachment for dough (or a similar bowl + nozzle on the hand mixer) place the flour, sugar, milk, yeast and 100 grams of eggs * knead 15 minutes (dough should move away from the walls of the cookware).

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2. Add remaining eggs, oil and salt, knead 12 minutes, then add raisins, knead, so that they are uniformly distributed. The dough is placed in a clean bowl and allow to come in a warm place for about an hour, until doubled.

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3. The dough cover with foil and place in refrigerator for 2-3 hours (it should be increased in 2 times). Get kneaded her hands again, cover with foil and place in the refrigerator overnight.

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4. In the morning to get the dough to form products (distributed over formochkam 1/2, oiled). Give approach about 1.5 hours (I was cold, and the dough is suitable for almost 3 o'clock), the tip of the grease yolk beaten with 1 tbsp milk, bake 35-45 minutes (all ovens are different, be guided by your oven) at T 180 ° C. The color of the finished product gold, stick out dry if punctured cake. Carefully get out of the mold and let cool on a wire rack.

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5. Powder rub the paste into a protein, add lemon juice, mixing well until the desired consistency. Pour belt, decorate as desired.

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Bon appetit!


* In the book stated first add 100 g of eggs, but II advise you first pour 150 g, and the other approach is to add another 100g. As in the first case, a very stiff dough, which had to be mixed into your hands, so as not to break the mixer.</p>