Hungarian Kalacs (Braided Sweet Bread)

challah bread

Many cultures/cuisines have sweet breads which may appear regularly or only at feast times such as Easter. My paternal grandmother made them any time she wanted to make us happy. In Hungary, sweet bread is called kalacs (kull lotch).

My paternal grandmother was so skilled in making these that I called her the “Kalacs Queen”. Here’s my attempt to replicate her baking.

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