Jen's Cook Nook | Paska Bread | Easter Baking

[@MyChannel-h7y]

Beautiful bread! You should look into a Bosch mixer! It won't overheat on you and it would easily make a double recipe of the bread you demonstrated without even getting the need for a rest. I gave up on KitchenAid a long time ago because it could not keep up with my weekly bread baking for my family. Thanks for sharing a great family recipe! Happy Easter!

[@WithWonder]

Noreen's Kitchen Thanks for the tip!

[@rayybay07]

My grandparents are Slovak! We have so many yummy food traditions too. I've never tried this recipe, though. Looks delish

[@sfurgas]

Every year, before I bake mine, I review your video for all the good points. Thanks again, may you have a blessed Easter.

[@igor16902]

I am from Ukraine and we have a similar recipe with the same name. Almost everything is the same except I boil sugar and water and cool it a little. Then your pour it on top and add some colorful sprinkles. Also this freezes really well so I have baked a lot at times and frozen it and then microwaved it a couple weeks later and it still tastes fresh. Really enjoy this recipe. Happy Easter to you and your family. Best wishes

[@ladieanaxo2806]

I'm Serbian, which is really near Slovakia. We make similar breads for Easter, ours are sweater. Our Easter is on Saturday the 11th this year! I think I'm gonna try it out in the next few days, and if it turns out well, bring it to the family lunch! Thanks for sharing!

[@danielavasile2177]

You are a true professional cook!!!. This recipe requires a professional chef. Here in my country (although we are in Eastern Europe) are not many women who know how to make Easter bread. Congratulations !! And Happy Easter for the whole family !!

[@elisac2243]

Jen, beautiful spring time and family tradition. Easter brings back memories of my mom and Italian aunts baking and all those delicious smells in the house of an Easter bread, frittata,and egg biscuits! Thanks for sharing your traditions,and reminding me how much work and love goes into carrying on these recipes and I need to do this as well!

[@WithWonder]

MyHomeMatters Things made with love taste better, don't they :)

[@annabanabanana]

will you do a mug collection and what your favorite tea drinking mugs are type video? I dont know why I am so into your tea videos but i LOVE them.

[@Kazzav5]

We have Pascha and Kulich at Easter which is part of our Russian Orthodox Tradition. The bread is similar to yours but we call that Kulich and it is a little more drier. We bake it in tall cans so it comes out with little domes. Pascha is a sweet cream cheese/ custard type dessert that we spread over the bread. It is delish but heart attack material so thankfully only had at Easter. :) Happy Easter!!

[@cameronbennett9957]

What an amazing video and recipe. I loved how professional this video is and how well spoken you are. I've never made bread before, but I am going to attempt this. Thank you for posting this!

[@SuperAlicefaye]

The bread looks wonderful, can't wait to give it a try. When I let my dough rise, I put into my oven with only the light turned on. If the oven is being used, sometimes I use my warming drawer, it has a proof setting. Happy bread baking! Alice

[@WithWonder]

SuperAlicefaye Good idea!

[@0JReynolds]

My oven is electric and will cause breads to brown to quickly on top, putting it one rack down fixed that problem. Love watching you bake and the bread looks wonderful! Love the idea to help the dough rise.

[@laceyrsm]

Wonderful lesson and presentation! I can't wait to give this recipe a try! Thanks, Jen!!

[@lorimctigue3909]

Such pretty bread! I'm going to have to give it a try. I can rock a bread machine but don't have great luck on my own, this recipe looks fairly easy, maybe I won't mess this up. I swear bread baking in the house smells better than any candle, febreeze, etc.

[@Zoe.TheBody360]

I always prefer the top slightly scorched it tastes better even if its not quite so pretty!! It looks gorgeous Jen....I make a similar brioche bread with raisins but definitely going to try this...thank you for sharing and Happy Easter!

[@sarcasticsugar4466]

Wonderful bread story and delicious bread! Thank you so much for sharing! WILL be trying. Happy Easter!

[@baysPotter]

Thanks for sharing Jen. Probably you know that but i want to add something. Dusting the raisins with flour can keep them fall to the bottom of the batter. Happy Easter!

[@audraotis7980]

Really looking forward to making this! Thanks so much for sharing the recipe and tips!! I wish it was warm in my kitchen right now ready to eat!!! Btw love your videos!!! I have been watching for a few years now and have never commented!!! But I find you so uplifting and positive and kind. Your voice is soothing to even just listen to if I'm cooking dinner and can't watch the screen at times! :) Thank you for sharing all that you do! I love everything you put out and am always thrilled to see a new video of yours! You do such an amazing job! Happy Spring!

[@HeatherIsCool93]

My mum always nestles her bowls of dough amongst the towels in the little cupboard that houses our immersion heater :) I have no idea if Americans even have those cupboards but it's the perfect place! I will probably half the recipe and only make 1 loaf (and one smaller one) because I have no idea what we would do with 3 giant loaves.

[@WithWonder]

HeatherIsCool93 I know I've never had something like that in the houses I've lived in...maybe it's a European thing? Sounds like a great place to put yeast doughs to rise!

[@CuteNailz302]

I don't know if this works in your house, but at my house we cover the bowl with Saran Wrap and place it in the oven. This takes time but it always turn out for me.

[@19mimi63]

This looks great...Will definitely give this a go next weekend. Thanks for sharing!

[@anitatate9852]

Gorgeous Easter Bread! I have never made bread before, but I may give this one a try. I would probably do 1/2 the recipe as it is just my hubby and I. Thanks for sharing!

[@AverageJaneReviews]

That recipe is certainly a labour of love

[@MrsErica]

Looks great and I will have to try! I hope you had a chance to see the bubble bee push pins I shared with you on Instagram yesterday from Target. I just knew they were a must have for you! Have a great Easter and can't wait for more vlogs with you and Don! Erica

[@skorkes]

Lovely bread! Thanks for sharing!

[@donnasmith5697]

Thank you for sharing this wonderful recipe--that bread looks delicious! I will be putting this on my "to do" list! Happy Easter!

[@suzykeleher2484]

I am going to try this!!! So fun and a great tradition! Happy Easter!!!

[@yiddiess]

I loved the quality and editing on this video! great stuff

[@JourneytoHealthy]

Beautiful bread recipe. Looking forward to trying this next weekend. Thanks so much for sharing. Do you think it would be ok to half the recipe? Three loaves would be way too much for our small family.

[@WithWonder]

Jessica Vaughn I don't see why not. Let me know how it turns out if you give it a go!

[@dottieburd]

Delicious looking bread ! What other Easter tradition foods does your family have ? Do you color Easter eggs with your nieces ?

[@RMayA46]

I was just watching some of your old easter vlogs and was hoping you'd upload this recipe! Can't wait to try it :)

[@monymony2626]

I'm so going to make this for Easter!

[@jannettewood7548]

Yummy, Im going to try and make this bread on Saturday, I hope it comes out as good as yours Jen! Thanks for sharing!

[@HelenaOops]

I really enjoyed watching how you re baking your Paska Break And I love the final result, you did a wonderful work. Thak you for sharing..Mmmm..looks so delicious!

[@myview6852]

I love to cook, but baking is not really my thing. Well, after seeing this video, I went out and got all the ingredientsnto bake it tomorrow! It looked so very yummy.Wish me luck! BTY can the raisens be replaced with walnuts? What do you think?

[@melissapotrepka5163]

Looks good Jen! This reminds me of babka which my family has on Easter morning.

[@2write2sing2dance]

Thank you so much for sharing! How nice that your mother-in-law passed on a glorious bread recipe to you! :) OK: "Mother-in-laws Aunt's Mother." This woman is Don's GREAT-Grandmother. What we don't know (lol!) is whether this great-grandmother is the grandmother of Don's mother's mother or Don's mother's father. We do know that an Aunt to Don's mother has the same parents as Don's mother's mother = his mother's grandmother. So this woman must be his Great Grandmother. :) I had to figure it out for myself!

[@YABookswithErica]

Thank you for posting this! I think I am going to try to make this but since I am not a fan of raisins I may sub dried apple bits.

[@wtb61]

I use a heating pad, set on low, which I pad with a folded bath towel, for raising my bread dough.

[@MarieAlbares]

You did a great job with the editing of this video and made the whole bread process look so easy! I've always been terrified to try! PS. I'm loving the new music at the end of your videos! So upbeat and happy :)

[@Sarahr98998]

I love your baking videos! Happy Easter!

[@krsteeg]

Love this video - I am a sucker for sweet/egg bread! The whole time I was watching this, I was wondering how similar Panetone bread is to this recipe. Not sure if there are different spices for Panetone, but since I love (that), I am sure this will be just as good. I have the job of making Easter bread each year, so this year, I think we will be having Paska bread. Thanks for sharing, both your method and your recipe. Cheers!

[@stitchhappy2045]

Jen, I'd love to know what kind of canister that is next to your toaster oven - the one with the word happiness on it. Your bread looks so good. I love the golden raisins.

[@sadiejosiemom]

I would love to try it - it looks so yummy! Unfortunately, my dr. just put me on a no carb diet to lower my glucose and so I'll have to pass for now. Hopefully, I'll get an opportunity to try it in the future! Thanks for sharing the recipe and for taking the time to make a video. Breadmaking can be daunting - but you show that though it is a process, it isn't difficult - just time-consuming. Happy Easter!

[@banda2323]

Hi Jen, Thought I would give this recipe a try. Dough is on the 1st rise as I type. :) Happy Easter!

[@uni040636]

Yummy! Thank you Jen. Happy Easter. Karen x

[@WithWonder]

Karen E Happy Easter :)

[@susa612]

Thanks for sharing the recipe, would love to see more cooking videos :)

[@rebeccastrawn7766]

+Jennifer Ross - Are your cake pans nonstick? Just wondering, they look like it. If we have regular cake pans, would it work to butter and flour them to keep the bread from sticking?

[@pjreisa5050]

They turned out beautiful..good job. Patty

[@Aladd314]

Great video, thanks for sharing, Jen! 😊

[@debcrauthers1454]

Jen shame on you. You are such an enabler. Lol I love homemade bread. I can't wait to try your family recipe. I also am addicted to your videos. They don't come fast enough. Thank you for sharing so much. I appreciate all the time you put into them.

[@Liz-vs9og]

Hah I thought u were about to spit some youtube hate! ;) I totally agree with ur comment! The bread looks so yummy xoxo

[@chaank1069]

Lol I was about to put you in your place. Hahahahahaha funny comment start.

[@marytargonsky9561]

I am going to try yr bread tomorrow. I hv several other recipes....I'm Hungarian and I think this one seems easy enough because I always have trouble with yeast.

[@CleverClarkCreations]

Excellent! Thank you for sharing!

[@Liz-vs9og]

I so enjoyed this video! You are really talented!

[@hannahblackmore8049]

Bread looks beautiful and I am sure it tastes just as good, I am hoping to give it a try this weekend..tfs! Also Jen I was wondering what you hook your seasonal oven mits on above your oven? it always looks so pretty and festive and would like to do a similar thing. Thankyou your videos always make me smile :) x

[@kandylish]

Hey Jen! Your Easter Bread looks delicious. I absolutely LOVE when you share cooking videos on your channel! Would you be so kind as to tell me where you purchased your stainless measuring cup set? Thanks and I look forward to hearing back from you. Wishing you and Don an early Happy Easter! xoxo

[@jacquelinegiuffre5451]

Looks delicious! Looks like the Italian Pannetone!

[@CassieLuellman]

The bread looks so good! I will definitely be trying this out :)

[@katrinascreationscrafting]

I made Easter Challah bread one year. It would have been good, but....my husband was supposed to take it out of the oven and instead, just turned the oven off. So, it kept on cooking and we had......Easter Pretzel.

[@78pinky78]

really enjoyed this defo wanna see more cooking from you!!!!! the bread looks lush take care! :)

[@marytargonsky9561]

what speed on your mixer did you use. I know you started out slow but did you go above 2? When I put mine on 4 it almost walked across the countertops LOL. So I turned it back to 2. I hv a kitchen aid also professional 5.5 qt

[@Nicolesbookishlife]

That looks delicious!

[@halfofmethough]

Aaaand voilà voilà voilà voilà and voilà haha looks so yummy! xx

[@paulaburrell3858]

This was a great video. I've never made bread before, but I feel like I could do it after watching. :)

[@lslovesls]

Thank you so much for sharing!

[@Ninou_cat]

Wow it looks very tasty. Congratulations. Félicitations, ton pain a l'air très bon. Bonjour de France

[@candyformandy]

Yum

[@silviabesusso8589]

Thanks for sharing, you gave me so much inspiration and motivation to try new recipes. Your channel is improving a lot and you look gorgeous as always :)

[@jkoluch]

Man that looks SO yummy! I wish I had the patience to make bread. I've never been good at baking bread. :P

[@lenilein11]

Approved from Slovakia :)

[@paperluboff3450]

Awesome

[@omgitsmeemily]

Does anyone know how this compares to Italian panettone bread? My dad loves that and if this is similar I would love to make this for him!

[@Malyan402]

She said this bread is dense. Panettone is not supposed to be dense, but very soft instead. Panettone also has other types of candied fruits in it and it takes quite a while to make it. Laura Vitale might have a recipe on that. Hope I helped.

[@omgitsmeemily]

Thank you! You helped a lot!

[@yasminetop-deryckere1357]

MMM, that bread looks lovely jen! Any chance you are uploading a knit nook in the near future? I used to love them and really miss them now :(

[@WithWonder]

Yasmine Top-Deryckere I keep thinking I will but honestly I haven't made much time for knitting this year so far aside from hexipuffs when I travel. I'm waiting until I finish a project or two before my next post.

[@yasminetop-deryckere1357]

Well take your time jen :) I'm just relieved you haven't stopped doing them!

[@shannjess5223]

Hi Jen, in NZ we go by grams or weight so could you tell me what two sticks of butter is in weight? if you can thank you

[@cuppacoffeedg]

Aaaarrrghhh im so hungry now

[@timel123456]

thanks for sharing!! I just might attempt this

[@ericaraquepo6231]

Thank you for sharing! I'm going to try this tomorrow :)

[@YouCanCallmeNet]

Looks really yummy !! :)

[@Turtlebunnie]

nicee!

[@chaank1069]

You should be on food network. I won't be baking this coz its a lot of bread for our small family. but loved watch the vdo.

[@edwardsnedeker75]

I've tried making this twice, and both times my dough has come out closer to pancake batter than bread dough. I couldn't figure out what I was doing wrong until I ran the math. Using your recipe exactly, you end up with a dough that is between 75% and 85% hydration depending on which number you use for how much a "cup of flour" weighs. That is extremely wet dough. Watching the video more closely, you are packing the flour into your measuring cup when you scoop it out of the bag and leaving it a little heaping when you add it to the bowl. My guess is that the dough in the video is somewhere around 61% or 62% hydration, and you are actually using between 12 and 14 accurately measured cups (130g) of bread flour.

[@ninnalucas8945]

Yummi it looks good. Did you know that "paska" means easter ;-) Happy Easter :-)

[@mineraline]

Look up what "paska" means in Finnish and you won't think this sounds that delicious anymore.. Sorry hahaha. It does look good.. But as a Finn I couldn't help but laugh!

[@allycatangel1]

I had to google that....lolol

[@olenkastarling6012]

Anniina www.google.com/search?q=paska&espv=2&biw=1280&bih=915&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=1iUbVcq6IqrasASZtIDAAg&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ. for the rest of the world it is different:)

[@Laura-xc2xk]

Fellow Finn here, had the same laugh. After hearing that it was slovakian recipe I was like "aaah, that explains it" :D

[@mineraline]

Laura Vallo haha yep, there's apparently also a finnish wikipedia page for Paska (leipä).. :D

[@BeautyFashionStylove]

Wow, it looks soooo nice....but its difficult for Germans for example cups: how much is it ? Maybe I find a translater ;-).

[@krsteeg]

BeautyFashionStylove I just got out my digital scale to check, and 1 cup of flour = 4.8 ounces (by weight), or 136 grams / .136 kilograms. Hope this helps. :)

[@BeautyFashionStylove]

krsteeg Thanks a lot. Great!

[@Summysun624]

I'm surprised you don't have a proving drawer

[@VLinas]

Your recipe doesn't print out whole. I just wanted page 3.