Sour Cream Kalachi

Sour cream kalachi are quick homemade rolls made from a yeast-free dough with sour cream and baking soda, baked in 25-30 minutes. They're simple and inexpensive to make, and pair perfectly with tea or milk. For anyone who loves cozy family gatherings with tasty baked goods - I recommend them.

Sour Cream Kalachi

Quick homemade kalach rolls made from a yeast-free sour cream and baking soda dough, with a glossy egg-yolk crust.

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Prep Time 25 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Total Time 55 minutes mins

Servings: 10 kalachi

Course: Buns and rolls

Cuisine: Home cooking

Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

• 400-500 g flour
• 230 g sour cream
• 1 egg
• 100 g sugar
• salt pinch
• 2 g baking soda slaked with vinegar
• 1 egg yolk + 1 spoon milk for glazing the kalachi

Method

 

1. In a bowl, mix the egg with salt and sugar, add the slaked baking soda and sour cream, and stir again with a fork.
2. Sift in the flour in parts and knead the dough, gathering it into a ball.
3. Divide the dough into 85-gram pieces. Roll each ball into a rope - the ends should be thinner than the middle - and twist into a kalach.
4. Place the rolls on a parchment-lined baking sheet and brush with the egg yolk and milk.
   
5. Bake in an oven preheated to 185 °C for 25-30 minutes.
   

Notes

Special thanks to cook Rafaella for the recipe.

Tips

• Add the flour in parts: you may need anywhere from 400 to 500 grams, and the dough should stay soft.
• Roll the rope so the ends are thinner than the middle - that way the kalach will look neat.
• An egg yolk and milk glaze gives a beautiful glossy crust.