Ingredients
The following ingredients have 6 Servings
- 3 kg of flour
- 2 tablespoons Dry Yeast
- 1 kg sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 450 grams fresh unsalted butter
- 6 large eggs
- 1/2 liter milk
- Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1 tablespoon Mahlab (mahlpei ground pits of wild-cherries)
- 1 tablespoon \"Kakoule\" - ground cardamom seeds
Instruction
- In a small bowl disolve the yeast in a cup of lukewarm milk and a few tablespoons of the flour and let it stand for 15 mintues.
- Gently beat the sugar and eggs in a bowl until the sugar is disolved. Add the milk, vanilla, mahlab and ground cardamom seeds.
- In a seperate bowl sift the flour and baking powder. Create a little opening (whole) in the center of the bowl and add the liquid mixture. Start slowly stirring the flour with the liquids to create the dough.
- Melt the butter and add it in small batches to the dough. Knead the dough well but keep it soft and smooth. Let the dough stand covered in a warm place and let it rise until it has doubled in size for approx. 1,5 to 2 hours.
- When the dough has rised seperate it in 6 parts (balls). Seperate each ball in 3 parts and roll each out into long thick "ropes". Take the 3 "ropes" and braid them.
- Preheat the oven to 330 F (165 C). In a small bowl mix egg-white with water and brush some over each braid. You can also add almond slivers and/or sesame seeds. Let the braids stand and rise for about 45 minutes to 1 hour.
- Bake them for 30 - 40 minutes until they have a nice golden-brown colour.
