What is Cozonac?

Cozonac is a classic Romanian sweet bread that is often served around Christian holidays. It is used for Christmas and is welcomed to Easter and can be compared with other European sweet breads such as Panetton, even if the shape is different. Bread is also traditional in many Bulgarian homes and can be written Kozunat.

This bread dough is quite rich, a combination of flour, butter, eggs, sugar, yeast and milk. Most recipes also contain raisins. Cozonac can be baked in different shapes and some Romanians combine these shapes to specific religious events. Knitted bread could be prepared for Easter and be a symbol of Christ's body before the dead of the dead, even if it may vary. The dough will sometimes be wrapped around the spicy content of the walnut, or it rolls around the chopped pieces of Turkish pleasure, rosen -oo -chopped candies. Several recipes require a sweet filling of cream cheese and others suggest that the dough adds the dough with the addition of lemon bark. ConsiderableThe variety of recipes and types of Cozonac makes it truly adaptable bread or dessert for different occasions.

It can be very difficult to find Cozonac outside Romania and Bulgaria. If you are lucky to live near the Romanian, Bulgarian or Eastern European bakery, you may be lucky. Otherwise, you will have to prepare this delicious bread from scratch. If you are good in baking bread, it should be just a little problem, because the recipes abound and tend to be easily made by most bakers. Having a bread machine can help with the movement, even if you want to pull the dough on a second rise, so you can shape the dough for baking.

Cozonac may look particularly attractive because it bakes and becomes brown. In order to add extra sweetness to the top of the bread, it can be generously sprinkled with either powdered or granulated sugar. Some recipes also require sprinkling raisins or walnutsat the top before baking.

In general, although bread may look delicious warm, it is traditional to serve Cozonac when it is fully cooled. However, some are pleased with warm bread, which can be particularly good as afternoon snacks with a cup of coffee, tea or milk. It may also be difficult to withstand the delicious scent of freshly baked Cozonac until it cools completely!