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Kalach
Donetsk — Mother recipe · en it
Kalach is a traditional Donetsk pastry, with a crispy exterior and soft interior, adorned with confetti.
⏱️ 30 min prep + 30 min cottura · 8 porzioni · media
Ingredients
- 1 kg of cake dough
- 500 g of honey
- 200 g of almonds
- 500 g of sugar
- 100 g of cinnamon powder
- 100 g of candy confetti
- 2 eggs
- 150 g of flour
- 1 packet of baking powder
- 1 teaspoon of salt
- 100 g of butter
- 100 g of saffron powder
Method
- Prepare the cake dough according to package instructions, adding butter and saffron.
- In a bowl, separate the eggs, add honey, sugar, and icing sugar, mix well.
- Add the cake dough, flour, baking powder, and salt, mix until you get a homogeneous dough.
- Form the dough into a cylinder and let it cool.
- Cut the cylinder into slices about 1 cm thick, enrich with almonds and cinnamon.
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and bake the slices for 15-20 minutes, until they turn golden.
- Place the slices on a wire rack and decorate with candy confetti.
The story
Kalach is a traditional Donetsk pastry, prepared for centuries as a Christmas sweet. Each family has its own secret recipe, but it remains a symbol of family unity in local culinary traditions.
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