Easter kulick with paska

1 servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
2packsActive Dry Yeast
½cupWarm Water
½cupWarm Milk
½cupSugar
1teaspoonSalt (opt)
2Eggs
½cupPowdered Sugar
teaspoonWarm Water
¼poundsSweet Butter, unsalted
½poundsPowdered Sugar
4Egg Yolks
3poundsFarmer Cheese
¼poundsRaisins
½cupShortening
6Flour
½cupRaisins
¼cupBlanched Almonds, chopped
½teaspoonVanilla
½teaspoonGrated Lemon Peel
½teaspoonLemon Juice
½poundsNuts, chopped
1teaspoonVanilla
½pintCream
2cupsCherries, chopped

Directions

BREAD

FROSTING

PASKA

*** Bread ***

Dissolve yeast in warm water. Stir in milk, sugar, eggs, shortening, 2/ cups flour, raisins, almonds and vanilla. Beat until smooth with electric mixer. Mix in enough flour remaining flour to make dough easy to handle. Turn out on a lightly floured board and knead adding remaining flour until smooth and elestic, about 5 minutes. Cover with saran wrap and let rest 20 minutes. Divide in half and let rise about 1/ hours until double. Place each half in a well greased 1-lb coffee can. Let rise to top of cans (about 40 minutes). Preheat oven to 375oF. Bake 40-45 minutes or until brown. Remove and drizzle with frosting mixture while still warm and serve with Paska.

*** Frosting ***

Mix all ingredients together.

*** Paska ***

Mix the butter and sugar together until smooth. Add remaining ingredients, mixing well. Put in a cheese cloth to drain out liquid (about 3 hours), using a weight. Remove from cloth and refrigerate.

Source: "The Yankee Kitchen" 04-01-93 (#3) [Alberta] Submitted By BARRY WEINSTEIN On 03-28-95