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Kulcha

Tajik milk kulcha are round yeast breads with a patterned centre and a soft, fluffy crumb.

About Kulcha

Tajik milk kulcha are round yeast breads with a patterned centre and a soft, fluffy crumb. Darya Vakulova's rendition combines milk, cottonseed oil and a small measure of sugar.

Milk gives the dough a gentle richness, while cottonseed oil contributes its characteristic aroma. An egg-yolk-and-milk surface gives the bread a golden finish, with sesame seeds as an optional topping.

Kulcha accompany a first course and are associated with hospitality and celebrations in Tajikistan. Their rounded shape and decorative centre make them a distinctive bread for the table.

Allergens in this recipe

Contains: Milk, Egg.

Optional additions: Sesame.

Other allergen details are unconfirmed.

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Ingredients in Kulcha

Darya Vakulova's Tajik milk kulcha.

Ingredient details & uncertainties

Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.

  • Flour: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual41 generic flour, cereal/type unprovided; not narrowed to wheat from catalogue.
  • Milk: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Milk source-confirmed. Actual42/47/74/84 dough and brush consolidated, Milk positive.
  • Fresh yeast: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual43 fresh baker's yeast; broad yeast candidate, carrier unprovided.
  • Sugar: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual44/74.
  • Salt: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual45/76.
  • Cottonseed oil: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual30 source-offered traditional dough oil chosen within card46 vegetable-oil slot. Refinement unspecified for this named branch.
  • Egg yolk: Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Egg source-confirmed. Actual47/84 brush, Egg positive.
  • Sesame seeds (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Sesame source-confirmed. Actual84 optional first seed choice over cumin; Sesame positive when included.
  • Prepared first course (optional): Recipe-specific ingredient evidence; Allergen details unconfirmed. Actual27 first offered end-use menu, optional parent; exact prepared dish and full upstream inventory unknown.

Origins & food traditions

A traditional Tajik bread associated with weddings and celebrations, and taken as a gift on visits. This regional rendition uses milk and cottonseed oil.

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Sources & references
  1. Кульча — Дарья Вакулова, Povar.ru (6 February 2017)