Bulgarian Easter Bread (Kozunak), for Bread Machine Recipe

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Ingredients
12
Count
Nutrition
1401
Calories
Total time
150
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened (1/2 stick)
  • 5 cups flour
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3 tsp yeast
  • 3/4 cup raisins
  • 3/4 cup whole almond (optional)

Directions:

  1. Set the raisins to soak in the rum; I put them in a mug. I sometimes microwave 30 seconds to speed the process.
  2. Zest the lemon. Coarser is preferable, although I'm not about to give up my microplane.
  3. Juice HALF of the lemon.
  4. Add the zest, the juice of half the lemon, and all other ingredients (EXCEPT the raisins, rum, and nuts) to your bread machine, in the order specified by the manufacturer. I worried about the lemon juice curdling the milk, but it seems to work ok.
  5. Run the dough cycle on the bread machine. Add the drained raisins when it is time to include the add-ins. If your dough cycle has no add-in part of the cycle, do not add the raisins; work them into the dough later.
  6. Remove the dough and divide into two parts. For each part, divide in three; roll out into braidable strands and braid. If you didn't add the raisins earlier, work them into the dough and between the strands as you braid.
  7. Stud the two loaves with almonds.
  8. Let rise on a greased baking sheet in a warm place until about doubled in size. Preheat oven to 375.
  9. I bake for 20 minutes, glaze with sugar water (1/4 c sugar dissolved in 1/4 cup warm water), and bake 5 minutes more. You may prefer an egg glaze or something else. the total baking time should be about 25 minutes or until the top is golden brown and the loaf is cooked through.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1400.82 Kcal (5865 kJ)
Calories from fat 481.7 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 53.52g 82%
Cholesterol 90.61mg 30%
Sodium 3728.87mg 155%
Potassium 818.95mg 17%
Total Carbs 194.38g 65%
Sugars 21.09g 84%
Dietary Fiber 21.07g 84%
Protein 28.72g 57%
Vitamin C 7.4mg 12%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 4%
Iron 11.5mg 64%
Calcium 564mg 56%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 345.32 Kcal (1446 kJ)
Calories from fat 118.75 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 13.19g 82%
Cholesterol 22.34mg 30%
Sodium 919.21mg 155%
Potassium 201.88mg 17%
Total Carbs 47.92g 65%
Sugars 5.2g 84%
Dietary Fiber 5.19g 84%
Protein 7.08g 57%
Vitamin C 1.8mg 12%
Iron 2.8mg 64%
Calcium 139mg 56%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 31.7
    Points
  • 36
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • high fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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