Today I baked the traditional Bulgarian Easter bread called Kozunak. I made two loaves, one for my family and one for my neighbors who have two Bulgarian children.
Kozunak is made from yeast dough, so you start with mixing the basics: milk, sugar, eggs, butter, yeast, lemon peel, and salt:
After adding about 14 cups flour, I got to knead. I love kneading dough by hand:
Then the dough had to rise in the sunshine on the porch:
And then it it was finally time to bake these beautiful golden loaves:
We haven't tasted the Kozunak yet, but I hope it's as good as it looks.
Then the dough had to rise in the sunshine on the porch:
About 90 minutes later, I turned the dough into two braids which needed to rise a bit more:
And then it it was finally time to bake these beautiful golden loaves:
We haven't tasted the Kozunak yet, but I hope it's as good as it looks. 
Looks yummy! Can you email me the recipe?
ReplyDeleteI snuck a piece. IT IS AS GOOD AS IT LOOKS!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Viviane, for the bread, and for sharing experiences and friendship with us!
Mary
Looks awesome! I just put that on Barry's baking list:) He is the chef in our house. Thanks for sharing:)
ReplyDeletelooks yummy, I am so scared to make bread. Have tried before and it doesn't rise!!!!
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