Butter bread is a traditional Easter loaf that should definitely not be missing on any holiday table. Its history dates back to the 15th century. Butter bread was always prepared for Holy Saturday so that it could be consecrated in the church for the Easter feast. Similar to the Christmas Finnish pulla, the Easter butter bread is made from sweet yeast dough. The base of the dough should be plain flour, powdered and vanilla sugar, butter, egg yolks, yeast, milk or whipping cream, raisins and ... more
Butter bread is a traditional Easter loaf that should definitely not be missing on any holiday table. Its history dates back to the 15th century. Butter bread was always prepared for Holy Saturday so that it could be consecrated in the church for the Easter feast.
Similar to the Christmas Finnish pulla, the Easter butter bread is made from sweet yeast dough. The base of the dough should be plain flour, powdered and vanilla sugar, butter, egg yolks, yeast, milk or whipping cream, raisins and chopped almonds. For an even better taste and aroma, it is advisable to add, for example, grated lemon zest or a pinch of mace to the dough.
According to our recipes, you can try to prepare, for example, a classic Easter butter bread, a soft and fragrant butter bread made from mascarpone dough or a special oilly gluten-free butter bread without milk and sugar. Everyone is guaranteed to find their favorite recipe for butter bread.
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