Houska

Name: Houska
Prep time: 5 h
Cook time: 5 h
Total time: 5 h
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 7 grams 1/2 packages active dry yeast; 1 liters bread flour; 177 milliliters butter; 1 egg, separated; 2 eggs; 0 teaspoons ground mace; 0 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 2 teaspoons lemon zest; 237 milliliters milk; 59 milliliters warm water (110 degrees F); 177 milliliters white sugar

Houskan is a vegetarian recipe with 8 servings. One portion of this dish contains about 15g of protein, 21g of fat, and a total of 610 calories. This recipe covers 12% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 5 hours. Head to the store and pick up lemon zest, eggs, sugar, and a few other things to make it today. It works well as a side dish.

Instructions

Heat the milk in a small saucepan until it bubbles, then remove from heat. Stir in the butter until melted; let cool to lukewarm.

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Butter

Milk

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Sauce Pan

In a small mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water.

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Water

Yeast

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Mixing Bowl

Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes. In another small bowl, combine 2 whole eggs with the egg yolk; beat lightly.

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Egg

Egg Yolk

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Bowl

In a large mixing bowl, mix together 4 cups flour, white sugar, salt, lemon zest, mace and nutmeg. Make a well in the center of this mixture and pour in the cooled milk, yeast mixture and beaten eggs. Beat well until a loose dough forms. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 3 hours.

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Granulated Sugar

Lemon Zest

Nutmeg

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Yeast

Egg

Ground Mace

Milk

Salt

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Mixing Bowl

Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Gently knead the dough and gradually incorporate the remaining cup of flour. Continue kneading until the dough is smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Divide dough into 3 portions; 1 small, 1 medium and 1 large (or one the size of a tangerine, one the size of an orange and one the size of a grapefruit).

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Grapefruit

Tangerine

Orange

Dough

Cut the largest piece of dough in half and roll it out into 2 long ropes about 30 inches long. Twist the ropes together and place into a 8 inch diameter spiral and place it on a lightly greased cookie sheet.

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Dough

Roll

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Baking Sheet

Cut the medium size piece of dough in half and roll out into 2 ropes about 20 inches long each. Twist the ropes together and place in a ring on top of the first circle of dough.

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Dough

Roll

Roll the smallest piece of dough into a rope about 12 inches long. Coil this rope on top of the other dough. The completed loaf should look like a pyramid.

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Dough

Roll

Place the uncovered loaf in an unheated oven to rise until doubled in size, about 2 hours.

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Oven

Remove the loaf from oven and preheat to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

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Oven

Lightly beat the reserved egg white and brush over the loaf.

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Egg Whites

Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 30 to 40 minutes or until lightly browned. If bread starts to brown too quickly, cover with aluminum foil and continue baking. Cool on wire rack.

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Bread