Here’s a traditional Fonott Kalács (Hungarian Braided Sweet Bread) 🇭🇺 — a soft, slightly sweet bread often made for Easter, Christmas, or Sunday breakfast.
🇭🇺 Fonott Kalács – Hungarian Braided Sweet Bread
📝 Ingredients:
- 4 cups (500 g) all-purpose flour
- 1 packet (7 g) instant yeast (or 25 g fresh yeast)
- 1 cup (250 ml) lukewarm milk
- 1/4 cup (50 g) sugar
- 1/4 cup (60 g) butter (softened)
- 2 large eggs (room temperature)
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (optional, for extra flavor)
- 1 egg yolk + 1 tbsp milk (for egg wash)