Bread & Baking
Traditional Grandma's Czech Christmas Bread (Vánočka)
A fragrant homemade vánočka (Czech Christmas bread) from Grandma's recipe, full of raisins and almonds with a hint of lemon zest. The dough made with all-purpose flour, butter and egg yolks is left to rise slowly, then braided into the traditional shape. It bakes gently until golden, and the skewers help it keep its shape. It is best to make two smaller loaves from this batch.
Total: 1 h 30 min
Servings: 8
Method
01.
Make a well in the flour and add the warmed butter, the risen yeast (in a small cup, mix a little warm milk, a little flour, a pinch of salt, a pinch of sugar and the yeast), sugar, five egg yolks, le…
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