Easter Kulick with Paska
Source of Recipe
Internet
List of Ingredients
-----BREAD-----
2 packages Active Dry Yeast
1/2 cup Warm Water
1/2 cup Warm Milk
1/2 cup Sugar
1 teaspoon Salt (opt)
2 Eggs
1/2 cup Shortening
6 Flour
1/2 cup Raisins
1/4 cup Blanched Almonds -- chopped
1/2 teaspoon Vanilla
-----FROSTING-----
1/2 cup Powdered Sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons Warm Water
1/2 teaspoon Grated Lemon Peel
1/2 teaspoon Lemon Juice
-----PASKA-----
1/4 pound Sweet Butter -- unsalted
1/2 pound Powdered Sugar
4 Egg Yolks
3 pounds Farmer Cheese
1/4 pound Raisins
1/2 pound Nuts -- chopped
1 teaspoon Vanilla
1/2 pint Cream
2 cups Cherries -- chopped
Recipe
*** 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.
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