Today we are going to cook the Ukrainian round loaf of bread for a wedding. It is the first bread which newlyweds should taste together. Parents-in-law present this round loaf on a Ukrainian embroidered towel. The parents meet the happy pair with bread and salt (a traditional Slavic greeting) thereby wishing welfare, happiness and a quiet life. Anciently the round loaf was served before the guests began the feast. In modern traditions, the betrothed pair break off the pieces of the round loaf. Who has the biggest piece – would be the man...
Kalach
Kalach – is considered to be ritual bread, one of the main attributes on weddings and some other Ukrainian feasts. Kalach usually has theoval form with a hole in the middle. It is mostly popular in the West Ukraine, while korovai is famous in other Ukrainian regions. Baking of kalach is culinary art. If you wonder how it is possible to create such marvelous ornaments from the dough, below you can see the recipe of a classic kalach. Ingredients: 200 g (7 oz) sugar 200 ml milk 1 tbsp of yeast...