Meet dear guests with bread and salt -The oldest tradition of the Slavs. Until now, this beautiful custom has been preserved in the post-Soviet space and is very often observed on certain holidays and in solemn occasions. Bread is a symbol of life, generosity, cordiality, hospitality. Salt - the personification of friendliness, sincerity, joy of meeting (in Russia, for example, she was always dear, and treating her meant that the owners share the most valuable things they have). That is the meaning of this tradition. Especially significant was the ritual for wedding ceremonies.
Wedding loaf
When wedding loaves were baked, their recipetried to choose so that the bread was especially tasty, sweet, lush. After all, the more successful he went out, the more friendly and strong the new family should have been. Carefully baked, with a ruddy appetizing crust and intoxicating aroma, decorated with intricate patterns, he accompanied the young to the church and with a bow he met in the hands of his parents on the threshold of the house where his spouse had brought his betrothed. Moreover, the wedding loaves of recipe had a secret: often a coin was put into the dough. And if she was given to one of the male guests, the bride would reward her with a kiss. And if she found a woman in her piece, she was kissed by the groom. Well, and came across one of the newlyweds - that guests themselves could kiss themselves. It turned out fun, funny, funny, which, of course, corresponded to the general mood of the wedding.
We bake together: recipe number 1
And now more about how to cookwedding loaves. Recipe first. For the test, you will need: 1 kg of wheat flour of the highest grade, yeast - 50 g, milk - 200-250 g, butter - 75 g, sugar - 150-200 g, eggs - 1 pc., Salt - a teaspoon. Heat the milk a little, add the yeast and the rest of the ingredients and knead the dough. Cover it and put in 2 hours in a warm place. When the mass increases in volume, line up and again leave it for another half hour. Then hit back. After that, remove from the bowl, roll in the form of a ball and put under a clean towel, let stand. If you need a certain amount of wedding loaves, the recipe recommends doubling the number of products, etc. Then it is necessary to give the dough an appropriate shape, separating part of it for decoration.
For these purposes, the following symbols are suitable:horseshoes, rings, swans, hearts. In general, the design of a wedding loaf is a delicate matter, it should be thought out in advance. Figures are sculpted from intended for this test. And on the very surface of the bread you can squeeze out flowers, leaves, ears of corn, birds, curlicues. It remains to attach the figures, grease the loaf with a beaten egg and bake in the oven until cooked at a temperature of 240 degrees. Served such a loaf on an embroidered towel or elegant beautiful napkin. Often it is tied with ribbons and flowers.
We bake together: recipe number 2
How to make a wedding loaf yet?A new recipe requires: flour - 8 glasses or a little more (850 g – 1 kg), dry yeast - 20-25 g, butter - 100-120 g, half a cup of milk, 10 eggs, 6 glasses of sugar, 50 g of salt, zest of 1 lemon and a teaspoon of cinnamon. Knead and prepare the dough. Select a part for decoration, form a loaf from the main mass. As an ornament, weave braids, form leaves, etc., attach to the surface of the bread. Leave it in this form for raising, then brush with egg and bake.
Have a fun wedding and let your loaves be the most beautiful and delicious!
