For those of Macedonian-Bulgarian extraction, the making of Banitsa (similar to strudel) is considered the epitome of success in culinary art. This Banitsa is made with yeast. Not as difficult as it sounds. Very delicious.
Make and share this Bulgarian Bird of Paradise Bread (Khliab Raiska Ptitsa) recipe from Food.com.
I’ve been experimenting with my 2 lb bread machine to see if it can do the hard part in making kozunak, since it’s so delicious, but a LOT of work. After much trial and error, this is what I came up with. The original recipe, from my Bulgarian mother-in-law, is posted separately.
Witbrood recipe comes from a Flemish Baking Bread book. I have tried many recipes and I think the difference for making it dense and chewy is that there are no eggs and no real milk products and very little sugar.
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