Hungarian Spring Bread Bread Machine Recipes

HUNGARIAN SPRING BREAD (BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• Make the dough: place the dough ingredients, except the raisin, lemon peel, and pecans, in the pan according to the order in the manufacturer's instructions.
• Set crust on medium and program for the Sweet Bread cycle; press start.
• Sprinkle the fruit and nuts with the tablespoon of flour.
• When the machine beeps, or between Knead 1 and Knead 2, add the raisins, lemon peel, and nuts.
• The dough ball will look dry at first and take about 7 minutes to smooth out; it will still be moist.
• Make the icing: combine the icing ingredients in a small bowl, whisk until smooth.
• Adjust the consistency by adding more milk, a few drops at a time; Thick but pourable is recommended.
• When the baking cycle ends, remove the bread from the pan and place it on a wire rack with a sheet of parchment or large plate underneath.
• Using an oversized spoon, drizzle the icing over the top of the loaf in a back and forth motion; as the glaze cools, it will set.

BULGARIAN EASTER BREAD (KOZUNAK), FOR BREAD MACHINE

Steps:

• Set the raisins to soak in the rum; I put them in a mug. I sometimes microwave 30 seconds to speed the process.
• Zest the lemon. Coarser is preferable, although I'm not about to give up my microplane.
• Juice HALF of the lemon.
• Add the zest, the juice of half the lemon, and all other ingredients (EXCEPT the raisins, rum, and nuts) to your bread machine, in the order specified by the manufacturer. I worried about the lemon juice curdling the milk, but it seems to work ok.
• Run the dough cycle on the bread machine. Add the drained raisins when it is time to include the add-ins. If your dough cycle has no add-in part of the cycle, do not add the raisins; work them into the dough later.
• Remove the dough and divide into two parts. For each part, divide in three; roll out into braidable strands and braid. If you didn't add the raisins earlier, work them into the dough and between the strands as you braid.
• Stud the two loaves with almonds.
• Let rise on a greased baking sheet in a warm place until about doubled in size. Preheat oven to 375.
• I bake for 20 minutes, glaze with sugar water (1/4 c sugar dissolved in 1/4 cup warm water), and bake 5 minutes more. You may prefer an egg glaze or something else. the total baking time should be about 25 minutes or until the top is golden brown and the loaf is cooked through.

HUNGARIAN COUNTRY BREAD

Steps:

• Dissolve yeast in water (if using dry yeast, follow instructions).
• Add most of the flour and the salt.
• Knead vigorously by hand for 5-10 minutes.
• Let rise, covered, to double size (1-2 hours).
• Heat the oven to 450 deg F/ 230 deg C.
• Knead again, vigorously, for 5 minutes.
• Shape one big, round loaf and put on a greased baking tray.
• Cover and let rise for another 45 minutes.
• Make a few cuts in the loaf with a razorblade.
• Bake in the oven for 10 minutes.
• Reduce heat to 400/200 deg and bake another one hour.
• The crust should become quite brown.
• Turn off the oven, take out the bread, and brush the bread with water.
• Put it back in the oven for 15 minutes.
• Let cool uncovered.

HUNGARIAN WHITE BREAD WITH FENNEL (BREAD MACHINE)

Steps:

• Place all the ingredients in the pan according to the order in the manufacturer's instructions.
• Set crust on medium and program for the Basic cycle; press Start.
• When the baking cycle ends, immediately remove the bread from the pan and place it on a rack.
• Let cool to room temperature before slicing.