Kulich (Russian Easter pie) is a staple on Orthodox Easter. There are so many recipes that it makes the choice really difficult.

Here we post our traditional family recipe.

The secret of it is to make choux pastry by mixing flour with boiling milk, honey and butter and then to combine it with regular dough. The dough is also rolled out on sugar-dusted working area. This procedure makes the pastry airy and layered and gives it yellow and creamy color, just like any true kulich should look.

The ingredients below make two medium pies.

Ingredients for Choux Pastry Easter Pie

3-3.3 lb (1.5 kg) flour

6 eggs

500 ml milk

300 g sugar

2.5 tablespoons dry yeast

250 g butter

5 tablespoons thick cream or sour cream

70 g raisins

50 g pine nuts

1 tablespoons honey

Vanilla to taste

Salt, 2 pinches

Cooking Instructions