Kulichi began to be baked for Easter quite a long time ago. It is a delicious bakery product that is popular all over the world. However, where did the tradition of baking kulichi come from?
Initially, the Slavic peoples had a tradition of baking bread in the spring in order to placate the pagan gods. When Christianity came to the Slavic peoples, it was almost impossible to get rid of the tradition. For this reason, the baking of spring bread acquired a Christian background. The tradition has survived until now and has acquired a large scale.
Let’s tell you how to prepare a quick kulich in a glass.
Ingredients for kulich:
- eggs – 2 pcs;
- vanilla sugar – 8 g;
- salt – a pinch;
- sugar – 120 g;
- sour cream – 50 g;
- 9% cottage cheese – 200 g;
- butter – 50 g;
- flour – 230 g;
- leavening agent – tsp;
- raisins – 100 g.
Preparation of kulich:
In a bowl break eggs, pour vanilla sugar, salt and regular sugar, beat with a mixer until lush foam. Add sour cream and cottage cheese to the mixture, pour in melted butter and continue beating.
Pour flour and baking powder into the mixture, knead a thick dough
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Wash and dry the raisins, add them to the dough and mix again.
Grease glasses with vegetable oil and pour the dough into each one, fill the glass to ⅔.
Bake the kulichi at 170 degrees for 50 minutes.
The result is a simple and quick kulich in a glass. The best option if you do not have molds at home.
