Karavay - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 cup warm milk
1/2 ounce yeast (by weight)
2 1/4 lbs wheat flour
2 large eggs, beaten (room temp)
salt
2/3 cup sugar
3/4 cup warm milk
1/3 lb butter, melted

Preparation

Dissolve yeast in a cup of warm milk, add half of flour and blend carefully.
Sprinkle with a pinch of flour and leave in a warm place for 2-3 hours.
When the leaven doubles the size, add eggs beaten with salt, sugar and milk and stir in the rest of flour thoroughly.
Then pour in melted butter. Knead carefully.
Place dough in a greased bowl, turning to grease top.
Cover with clean towel and let rise in warm place until dough has doubled in bulk.
Punch dough down and let double in bulk again.
Knead the dough and divide into parts 300-400 g.
Shape small oblong balls and decorate with leaves and flowers.
Bake in a well preheated oven on average heat (325) until temp reads 190\u00b0F.