Kulich – Sweet Russian Easter Bread

Ingredients

• 2/3 stick butter or 1/3, at room temperature
• 3 1/2 tablespoons fresh yeast or 14 dry yeast 4 tablespoons, 5 teaspoons
• 6 3/4 tablespoons milk lukewarm, + 1 tablespoon
• 6 3/4 tablespoons agave nectar
• 4 cups flour I used 1:1 ratio of all-purpose to whole wheat flour
• 3 eggs + 1 egg yolk
• 1 Orange
• 1 lemon
• 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
• salt pinch aof
• 2/3 cup powdered sugar
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 3 tablespoons sugar pearls to garnish, optional

Nutrition

• Calories : 860 calories
• Carbohydrate : 142 grams
• Cholesterol : 205 milligrams
• Fat : 24 grams
• Fiber : 11 grams
• Protein : 22 grams
• SaturatedFat : 12 grams
• Sodium : 410 milligrams
• Sugar : 27 grams