Paska Easter Bread
Paska Bread is a Ukrainian Easter Bread made with butter, milk and eggs. This version includes mandarin zest and juice for a delicious hint of citrus flavour.
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Ingredients
- 180 ml Milk
- 35 grams Unsalted Butter
- 1 tsp Instant dry yeast
- 1 Large Egg
- 60 ml Mandarin juice*
- 1 Tbsp Mandarin Zest (approx. 3 mandarins)*
- 2 Tbsp Castor Sugar
- 3¾ Cups All-Purpose/Cake Flour
- 1 tsp Salt
Instructions
- Add the butter to the milk and warm until the butter starts to melt when stirred (Do not boil). Let the milk cool down slightly until lukewarm then add the yeast and stir through. Let sit for 10 minutes
- Soft the flour and salt into a large mixing bowl or the bowl of your stand mixer
- Next, add the egg, sugar, juice and zest to the milk mixture. Make a well in the centre of the flour and add the wet ingredients to the dry
- Mix from the centre outwards until everything is fully incorporated. Then using your hand or the dough hook attachment on your stand mixer, knead the dough a little until it's smooth
- Brush a large bowl with a little oil, place your dough in the bowl and cover, placing the bowl in a warm, draft free, spot. Let rise for around 2 hours until the dough has doubled in size
- Once risen, turn the dough out onto a surface and divide into three equal portions. Using your hands, roll each portion into a long rope. Put the three ends together at one end then plait/braid the three ropes. Tuck the ends under to ensure they don't come undone
- Roll the plait braid/up and place in a greased cake tin. Loosely cover with a clean tea towel and place in a warm, draft free, spot for around 1 hour, until the dough has risen to fill the cake tin
- Preheat the oven to 180°C
- When the oven is warm and the bread has risen, give it a light egg wash (whisked egg with a dash of water). Then bake for around 30 minutes until golden brown
- Leave to cool in the tin for around 15 minutes, then remove and place on a wire cooling rack to cool further, or serve warm
Notes
*You can use any sweet citrus variety like oranges, satsumas, naartjies etc. If you'd prefer not to use fruit, just increase the amount of milk to 1 cup (250ml) and omit the juice and zest
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