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Korovai

Коровай/koh-roh-VYE/
Korovai
About this dish

A large, elaborately decorated ceremonial bread traditionally made for Ukrainian weddings.

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Ingredients
🌾6 cups flour
🥚6 eggs
🧈200g butter
🍯1/4 cup honey
Method
Serves 4
1
Make a rich, enriched yeasted dough with flour, eggs, butter, and honey.
2
Let the dough rise until well doubled.
3
Shape most of the dough into a large round loaf.
4
Use the remaining dough to sculpt decorative shapes like doves, wheat, and flowers to place on top.
5
Bake slowly at a low temperature until deeply golden, given its large size.
✓ What Makes it Authentic

Korovai is a symbolic Ukrainian wedding bread, decorated with dough shapes representing prosperity and unity.

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