Easter Judas bread

Judas is favorite Easter pastry known already for a few centuries.
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Pastry
Czech cuisine
Ingredients
Ingredients
all-purpose flour / plain flour | 1.1 1735 | lb kcal | 500 | grams | |
chicken egg | 1 88 | pc kcal | 1 | piece | |
egg yolk | 2 114 | pcs kcal | 2 | pieces | |
fresh yeast | 1.5 43 | oz kcal | 42 | grams | |
lemon peel | 1 4 | tsp kcal | 1 | teaspoon | |
salt | 0 ?? | oz kcal | 0 | gram | |
semi skimmed milk 1,5% | 1.1 120 | cup kcal | 250 | milliliters | |
sugar granulated | 2 222 | oz kcal | 55 | grams | |
unsalted butter | 5.25 1101 | oz kcal | 150 | grams | |
vanilla sugar | 0.75 73 | oz kcal | 20 | grams |
Recipe
1. Leaven
semi skimmed milk 1,5% 1.1 cup (250 ml) • fresh yeast 1.5 oz (42 g) • sugar granulated 2 oz (55 g)
Stir 1 tablespoon of sugar, fresh yeast into 100 ml of warmish milk and prepare leaven.

2. Dough preparation
all-purpose flour / plain flour 1.1 lb (500 g) • unsalted butter 5.25 oz (150 g) • egg yolk 2 pcs • lemon peel 1 tsp • salt • vanilla sugar 0.75 oz (20 g)
To make a dough, mix flour, butter, lemon zest, vanilla sugar, remaining milk and granulated sugar. Add egg yolks and a pinch of salt.

3.
Mix it well and knead the dough. Let it rise at the warm place for about 30 minutes.

4. Creating Judas
Split the dough into 10 pieces, shape the roll from each one and form braid, spiral or knot.
5. Baking
chicken egg 1 pc
Line baking tin with parchment paper, place Judas on. Brush them with beaten egg. Sprinkle some of them with poppy seed. Bake at 355°F (180°C) for about 20 minutes.

Bon appetit!