About this dish
A braided, slightly sweet bread studded with raisins and almonds, traditionally baked for Christmas.
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Ingredients
🌾4 cups flour
🫙2 tsp yeast
🥛1 cup warm milk
🍇1/2 cup raisins
🌰1/4 cup almonds
Method
Serves 41
Mix flour, yeast, warm milk, sugar, and butter into a soft dough; knead well and let rise for an hour.2
Fold in raisins.3
Divide the dough into strands and braid into a loaf, layering thicker and thinner braids.4
Let rise again, then brush with egg and scatter almonds on top.5
Bake at 180°C (350°F) for about 35-40 minutes until golden.✓ What Makes it Authentic
Vánočka is a traditional Czech Christmas bread, similar to other central European braided holiday loaves.
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