Ingredients for - Christmas cake
How to cook deliciously - Christmas cake
1. Stage
Mix the milk and semolina. Boil the porridge while stirring. Let it cool. Add quick yeast and sugar to the warm porridge. Stir it.
2. Stage
Add the soft butter, salt, vanilla and egg. Stir to combine.
3. Stage
Soak the raisins in hot water for 20 minutes. Then dry them. Add flour and raisins in batches to the liquid ingredients and knead a non-sticky dough. Place in a bowl, cover with a towel and leave to rise for 1 hour.
4. Stage
Knead the dough when it has risen. Divide into two parts.
5. Stage
Then divide each part into three more parts. Roll up the rolls. Try to hide the raisins in the dough so they don't burn when baked.
6. Stage
Twist two harnesses into one.
7. Stage
Join into a circle. Place on parchment-lined baking sheet.
8. Stage
With the remaining roll of dough, wrap it around the circle. Leave to proof for about 20 minutes. Then brush with egg, sprinkle with poppy seeds or sesame seeds if desired and bake until crispy, about 25 minutes.