Baba Talas Kozinjak (Macedonian Sweet Bread)

Kozinjak is like the Macedonian version of hot cross buns. Its so fluffy and light, and sweet from sugar and raisins.

The ingredient of Baba Talas Kozinjak Macedonian Sweet Bread

• 80ml 1 3 cup milk warmed
• 6 teaspoons 21g 3 sachets dried yeast
• 2 teaspoons plain bread flour
• 1 2 teaspoon caster sugar
• 3 eggs at room temperature
• 140g 2 3 cup caster sugar extra
• 160ml 2 3 cup milk extra warmed
• 80ml 1 3 cup vegetable oil
• 2 teaspoons vanilla sugar
• 11 2 teaspoons finely grated lemon rind
• 750g 5 cups plain bread flour extra
• plain flour to dust
• cooking oil spray
• 145g 3 4 cup raisins
• 1 egg extra lightly whisked
• 3 teaspoons sesame seeds
• butter to serve

The Instruction of baba talas kozinjak macedonian sweet bread

• combine milk yeast flour and sugar set aside in a warm draught free place for 7 10 minutes or until frothy
• whisk eggs extra sugar extra milk oil and vanilla sugar in a bowl until combined stir in the lemon rind extra flour and yeast mix use your hands to bring dough together in bowl knead dough with one hand and rotate the bowl with the other continue kneading for 10 minutes or until smooth and elastic dust with flour cover with plastic wrap and set aside in a warm draught free place for 1 hour or until dough doubles in size
• turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface and knead for 3 5 minutes or until smooth and elastic return to the bowl cover and set aside in a warm draught free place for 30 minutes or until the dough doubles in size
• preheat oven to 200u00b0c position an oven rack in lowest shelf of oven spray a round 24cm base measurement cake pan with oil line with baking paper turn dough onto a lightly greased surface add raisins and knead for 5 7 minutes divide dough into 3 portions roll each portion into a 60cm long rope gather the 3 ropes together and fold over each other to form a plait trim ends of the plait and reserve shape plait into a ring place in pan roll reserved dough into a 20cm long rope tie rope into a knot place in the centre of the ring cover set aside in a warm draught free place for 30 minutes
• brush the dough with extra egg and sprinkle with sesame seeds bake for 10 minutes or until golden cover with foil bake for 10 minutes reduce oven to 150u00b0c bake for 15 minutes reduce oven to 100u00b0c bake for 10 minutes remove foil and bake for a further 5 10 minutes or until dark golden and bread sounds hollow when tapped on the base set aside to cool slightly serve warm with butter

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