Gluten Free Mennonite Paska Version 1.0
This was my first attempt at making paska ever, and making it without wheat was a challenge. My mom tried this recipe but said it was only so-so, so I thought I’d look for a GF challah recipe since I think the texture might be similar. So I adapted this one.
I left out the honey and the potato flakes, and I added lemon extract for authentic paska flavour. I also added about a tablespoon of milk as the dough was mixing because I thought it seemed a little dry. And of course I iced it with homeade icing (butter, vanilla, icing sugar, and a tiny bit of lemon extract) and added the requisite rainbow sprinkles. I think it turned out pretty good–the bread was a bit more yellowish in color than regular paska, but the texture was pretty similar (shown below):
Overall I’d say this was a pretty successful adaptation, although next time I’d try the regular oven to see if I could fix the lumpiness. As you can see, i had to fill in some of the holes with extra icing.
