Kalach Snowflake

1. Stage

Mix the milk and semolina. Boil the porridge while stirring. Leave it to 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 and divide it into two parts.

5. Stage

Roll out each piece of dough into a circle. It should be about 2 cm thick. Place on parchment.

6. Stage

Cut into segments, not cutting to the end in the middle of the circle.

7. Stage

Make incisions in each segment.

8. Stage

Turn the ends around their axis through the notches once. Leave to rise in the heat for 20 minutes.

9. Stage

Brush with egg, bake until lightly browned, 25 minutes.