How To Make Ukrainian Wedding Bread

I have attended many weddings with various traditions but if you ever attended a ukrainian wedding you can attest to the fact that there is lots of food myriad of decadent desserts special breads greeting bread and korovai in addition to the wedding cake and lots of dancing to most likely very fast beats of a.

How to make ukrainian wedding bread. A few weeks ago i made this two tier korovai encircled with braids doves and periwinkle flowers for a wedding in burlington ontario. It looks like a big cake which may have from 1 to 5 tiers decorated with unleavened dough marshmello or whipped eggwhite meringue. Ukrainian wedding bread bares the proud name korovai. Traditional ukrainian korovai was decorated with versatile flowers leaves guelder rose birds wheat spikelets and herb ornaments made of unfermented dough flour and water paste.

See more ideas about ukrainian wedding ukrainian recipes bread art. Ukrainian wedding bread korovai коровай by future bakery duration. During my email exchange with the mother of the bride she asked about korovai rituals that are typically performed at ukrainian canadian weddings. Let s talk about the history of korovai.

Each decoration has a symbolic meaning. Mix well and allow to rise until double in bulk. Beat eggs with 1 2 cup of sugar until frothy and add vanilla rum and lemon zest. June is a very popular month for weddings at least in the united states.

This bread accompanies the prospective. Sometimes i get so caught up in the making of the korovai. Ukrainian wedding bread embellishments. 3 4 cup plus 3 tbs all purpose flour 2 tsp corn starch 2 tsp shortening crisco 2 cups water you will use only 1 4 cup water 1 drop of yellow food coloring clove stems cinnamon sticks or small seeds egg whites.

Oct 28 2017 explore mary hontar s board ukrainian wedding bread korohvie followed by 123 people on pinterest. Add yeast and 2 cups of sifted flour.