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Sweet Easter Bread with Farmer Cheese & Raisins
Traditional holiday sweet bread centered with rich farmer cheese, plump raisins, vanilla, and fresh lemon zest, baked to a deep golden color.
Prep
40 min
Cook
45 min
Total
85 min
Ingredients
10servings
- All-purpose flour350 g
- Warm milk150 ml
- Dry yeast7 g
- Drained farmer cheese or curd cheese400 g
- Sugar100 g
- Eggs3 piece
- Melted butter50 g
- Golden raisins80 g
- Wheat semolina2 tbsp
- Lemon zest1 tsp
- Vanilla extract1 tsp
Preparation Steps
1
Activate yeast in 50 ml warm milk with a teaspoon of sugar for 10 minutes.
10 min timer
2
Knead a pliable dough with flour, remaining warm milk, melted butter, 1 egg, and 50 g sugar; let rise for 40 minutes.
40 min timer
3
For cheese filling, blend farmer cheese with 2 eggs, 50 g sugar, semolina, vanilla, lemon zest, and raisins.
4
Line round baking pan with dough, braid a rim around edges, and pour the sweet cheese filling into the center.
5
Brush crust with beaten egg and bake at 175°C for 45 minutes until deep golden and filling is set.
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Provenance & Public Domain Audit
Source: USDA Extension Hearth Breads & Eastern European Heritage Breads (U.S. Department of Agriculture / National Agricultural Library)
Legal status: Public Domain - Works of the United States Government (17 U.S.C. § 105) / CC0 1.0 Universal • 17 U.S.C. § 105
License: Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal
