Cozonac
Sign in to saveCozonac () or Kozunak ( ) is a sweet yeast dough that can be used to make different traditional holiday breads and cakes. Often mixed with raisins or nuts, it can be baked as a loaf or rolled out with fillings like poppy seed or walnuts. It is common throughout Southeastern Europe in countries such as Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Moldova, North Macedonia, and Serbia. Rich in eggs, milk and butter, it is usually prepared for Easter in Bulgaria, Serbia, North Macedonia, and in Romania and Moldova it is traditionally baked during Holy Week, typically on Holy Thursday or Holy Saturday morning. A sim
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- Prepared food.name
- Cozonac
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- Cozonac-cu-nuca-103.jpg
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- 220px
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- Cozonac with raisins and walnut filling
- Prepared food.region
- Bulgaria, Romania, North Macedonia, Serbia, Moldova
- Prepared food.course
- Dessert
- Prepared food.type
- Yeast cake
- Prepared food.main_ingredient
- Wheat flour, butter, milk, eggs, sugar, yeast, raisins, citrus peel, flavorings like vanilla or rum
- Prepared food.variations
- Poppy seed, walnut
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Cozonac () or Kozunak ( ) is a sweet yeast dough that can be used to make different traditional holiday breads and cakes. Often mixed with raisins or nuts, it can be baked as a loaf or rolled out with fillings like poppy seed or walnuts. It is common throughout Southeastern Europe in countries such as Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Moldova, North Macedonia, and Serbia. Rich in eggs, milk and butter, it is usually prepared for Easter in Bulgaria, Serbia, North Macedonia, and in Romania and Moldova it is traditionally baked during Holy Week, typically on Holy Thursday or Holy Saturday morning. A simplified vegan version without eggs or milk—named Cozonac de post—is also prepared during Lent. The name is thought to originate, via , either from , a diminutive form of or from , a diminutive form of .
Cozonac was the sweet chosen to represent Romania in the Café Europe initiative of the Austrian presidency of the European Union, on Europe Day 2006. ==Origins==