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Jidáše - Czech Easter Sweet Pastry

Jidáše are traditional Czech pastry spirals glazed with honey. Baked from sweet yeast dough at Eastertime. Authentic recipe.

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Additional Time
1 hr 45 mins
Total Time
2 hrs 15 mins
Servings: 10 pieces
Calories: 290 kcal
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: Czech

Ingredients

  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 ¼ cups milk lukewarm
  • 2 ½ teaspoons active dry yeast (I used 30 g fresh yeast)
  • ⅔ tick unsalted butter melted and a bit cooled
  • 2 egg yolks
  • ⅓ cup granulated sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 egg for egg wash
  • 2 Teaspoons honey to glaze Jidáše after baking

Instructions

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  1. Put 4 cups all-purpose flour into a bowl and make a well in the middle.
  2. Pour in two-thirds of the lukewarm milk. Add ½ teaspoon of sugar and 2 ½ teaspoons active dry yeast. Take a fork and stir the flour in from the sides until a small puddle of semiliquid batter forms in the middle. Dust its surface slightly with flour and let it rise for 30 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, melt ⅔ stick unsalted butter. It shouldn’t be hot, just warm.
  4. Add the melted butter to the bowl with activated yeast, add 2 egg yolks, ¼ teaspoon salt, and the rest of the lukewarm milk and sugar.
  5. Stir everything together with a wooden spoon, then knead the mixture until it turns smooth and stiff and doesn’t stick—or it is sticky only a little bit. I knead and fold the dough with my hands on a dusted kitchen worktop for 10 minutes. Don´t underestimate this step.
  6. Let the dough rise for a further 30 minutes.
  7. Divide the raised dough into pieces of about 2 ½ oz (80 g) each. Roll each piece into a string about 10 inches (25 cm) long and ⅔ inch (1.5 cm) thick, then form a spiral. Flatten the end of the string and tuck it under the spiral so that the Jidáš doesn't roll up on itself during baking.
  8. Transfer Jidáše to a baking tray lined with parchment paper, cover them with a clean towel, and let them rise for 45 minutes.
  9. Heat the oven to 360 °F.
  10. Whisk 1 egg in a separate bowl to make egg wash, and brush the raised Jidáše with it.
  11. Bake Jidáše for 15 minutes until they turn golden brown.
  12. Melt 2 Teaspoons honey so it gets liquid, and glaze Jidáše right after taking them out of the oven.

Notes

  • The basic recipe makes about 10–15 pieces of Jidáše pastry, depending on their size.
  • Jidáše glazed with honey are sticky, but it should be that way; it is honey after all. The sooner you glaze them, the less sticky their surface will be.
  • Like all yeast dough pastries, Jidáše taste best on the day they are baked.

Nutrition Information

Calories 290kcal (15%) Carbohydrates 47g (16%) Protein 7g (14%) Fat 8g (12%) Saturated Fat 5g (25%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 2g Trans Fat 0.2g Cholesterol 72mg (24%) Sodium 13mg (1%) Potassium 82mg (2%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 8g (16%) Vitamin A 275IU (6%) Vitamin C 0.01mg (0%) Calcium 25mg (3%) Iron 3mg (17%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 10pieces

Amount Per Serving

Calories 290

% Daily Value*

Calories 290kcal 15%
Carbohydrates 47g 16%
Protein 7g 14%
Fat 8g 12%
Saturated Fat 5g 25%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 2g 10%
Trans Fat 0.2g 10%
Cholesterol 72mg 24%
Sodium 13mg 1%
Potassium 82mg 2%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 8g 16%
Vitamin A 275IU 6%
Vitamin C 0.01mg 0%
Calcium 25mg 3%
Iron 3mg 17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.