SLOVAK PASKA BREAD

                                        Slovak paska bread(eggless)

Yet an another challenge from gayathri's eggless baking group.This bread is an interesting one to make and I had fun doing this.My elder daughter helped me to make decorations over the bread and this smily has been made by her.

                    The peeps came out really well.I'm so happy with the results..........

Recipe Source: Eastern European Food

Ingredients:

Milk-1 cup

 sugar-1/4 cup

 butter-12 tbsps 

salt-11/2 tsp

 active dry yeast-11/2 tbsp 

sugar-1/2 tbsp 

warm water-1/2 cup

 curd-1/2 cup

 sugar 1/2 tbsp 

milk-2 tbsps (for milk wash)

 flour-4 1/2 cups 

Method:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

1.In a pan add milk,butter and 1/2 cup sugar heat in low heat and cool to lukewarm.

2.Heat warm water add 1 tbsp sugar and a pinch of salt in a bowl sprinkle dry yeast over it and keep it aside for 5 mins without disturbing them.

3.In a hand mixer attach hook attachment and add curd,milk mixture and half part of flour mix well add remaining part of the dough and blend well till the dough rolls until it doesn't stick to the hook.

4.place the dough in a greased pan and cover with clingfilm let it proof to double for 2 hrs.

5.sprinkle flour on the surface and knead the dough again till smooth.

6.Divide dough in 3 parts.place one part in a greased tin and leave it to rise for 45 mins.

7.Roll the 2nd part of the dough roll some  into long strip and fold into half and twist them.place on the dough in tin to make a rim,in remaining dough make decorations of your wish.let them to rise for 20 mins and bake them for 45 mins.

In the 3rd part of the dough take some dough and roll them like a sausage and make a knot in centre make the beak in one edge and slit into three parts on the another edge.Now it'll look like a bird and bake them for 25 mins.

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