Description
A fluffy and slightly sweet bread, perfect for Easter brunch, enriched with lemon and orange zest.
Ingredients
Scale
- 60 g bread flour
- 60 g whole wheat flour
- 30 g active sourdough starter
- 5 g rye flour
- 125 g water
- 450 g unbleached all-purpose flour
- 110 g leaven
- 2 large eggs
- 50 g sugar
- ¾ cup whole milk
- ¼ tsp salt
- 56.7 g butter, melted
- 3 tbsp oil
- Zest of 1 lemon
- ½ tsp vanilla extract
- Zest of 1 orange
Instructions
- Prepare the leaven: In a bowl, mix together the bread flour, whole wheat flour, rye flour, and water along with your active starter. Let it sit for about 360 minutes until it gets all bubbly and alive.
- Make the dough: With your leaven all set, combine it with milk, melted butter, oil, zest from your lemon and orange, eggs, vanilla, sugar, and salt. Gradually stir in the all-purpose flour until it blends nicely.
- Get it rising: Pop the dough into a greased pan. For the first two hours, do a few folds every 30 minutes, then simply let it sit for about 300 minutes until it doubles in size.
- Cold ferment: Now it’s time for a longer rest. Put the dough in the refrigerator for a 720-minute cold ferment.
- Shape it up: When you’re ready to bake your masterpiece, grab that dough and divide it into 3 pieces: one large piece (about 330g), a medium piece (180g), and a small one (75g). Flatten the large piece and place it in an 8-inch round pan.
- Twist and decorate: Take the medium piece and roll it into two long ropes. Twist them together lovingly. Brush the top of your round piece with egg white and gently lay the twisted rope on top.
- Artful touches: With the small piece, make pretty designs like rosettes, crosses, flowers, and even doves to decorate your bread. Let it proof for about 45 minutes.
- Bake time: Preheat your oven to 375°F. Bake the bread for 25-30 minutes until it turns golden brown.
Notes
This bread is perfect for sharing with butter, jams, or honey. Store in a clean kitchen towel in an airtight container.
- Prep Time: 14 hours
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Bread
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Ukrainian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 290
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 44g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 8g
- Cholesterol: 50mg
Keywords: Ukrainian bread, Easter bread, Paska, sourdough bread, festive baking