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• Ingredients
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• Cuisine

  European >> Eastern European >> Czech

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 40 minutes, Preparation Time - 30 minutes

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| 1. Heat the milk in a small saucepan until it bubbles, then remove from heat. Stir in the butter until melted; let cool to lukewarm. | 2. In a small mixing bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Let stand until creamy, about 10 minutes. In another small bowl, combine 2 whole eggs with the egg yolk; beat lightly. | 3. In a large mixing bowl, mix together 4 cups flour, white sugar, salt, lemon zest, mace and nutmeg. Make a well in the center of this mixture and pour in the cooled milk, yeast mixture and beaten eggs. Beat well until a loose dough forms. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 3 hours. | 4. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface. Gently knead the dough and gradually incorporate the remaining cup of flour. Continue kneading until the dough is smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes. | 5. Divide dough into 3 portions; 1 small, 1 medium and 1 large (or one the size of a tangerine, one the size of an orange and one the size of a grapefruit). Cut the largest piece of dough in half and roll it out into 2 long ropes about 30 inches long. Twist the ropes together and place into a 8 inch diameter spiral and place it on a lightly greased cookie sheet. Cut the medium size piece of dough in half and roll out into 2 ropes about 20 inches long each. Twist the ropes together and place in a ring on top of the first circle of dough. Roll the smallest piece of dough into a rope about 12 inches long. Coil this rope on top of the other dough. The completed loaf should look like a pyramid. | 6. Place the uncovered loaf in an unheated oven to rise until doubled in size, about 2 hours. Remove the loaf from oven and preheat to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). | 7. Lightly beat the reserved egg white and brush over the loaf. Bake at 325 degrees F (165 degrees C) for 30 to 40 minutes or until lightly browned. If bread starts to brown too quickly, cover with aluminum foil and continue baking. Cool on wire rack. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
milk	1	cup		148.84	11.6632	7.686	7.9788
butter	3/4	cup		1026.0	47.141999999999996	32.058	86.4
yeast	1	1/2		11.1	1.2252	1.4328	0.054000000000000006
water	1/4	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
egg	2			143.0	0.72	12.56	9.51
egg	1		separated	143.0	0.72	12.56	9.51
bread flour	6	cups		2967.42	596.1966	98.4756	13.6452
white sugar	3/4	cup		580.5	149.97	0.0	0.0
lemon zest	2	teaspoons		-	-	-	-
mace	1/4	teaspoon	ground	2.0188	0.2146	0.0285	0.1376
nutmeg	1/4	teaspoon	ground	2.8875	0.2711	0.0321	0.1997

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.