Kulich/Pascha

This weekend is Paskha (Easter) and it is a tradition to make kulichi or pascha which are made of flour. This is a raw version I found on a Russian website here: Raw Kulichi. I have changed a few things because of lack of some of the ingredients and have translated my version of the recipe:

Dry:

• 1.25 cups almonds ground into flour
• 1.25 cups walnuts ground into flour
• 1 cup chia or flaxseeds ground into flour
• 1 cup dried cherries or any combination of small dried berries/fruits.
• 3 carrots processed or shredded
• 1 teaspoon of cinammon
• 1/2 teaspoon of ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon of ground cardamom
• 1/2 teaspoon of grated nutmeg

Wet:

• 10 prunes
• 8 dates
• zest of one lemon
• zest of one orange
• juice of one mandarin

Mix together the dry ingredients and reserve 1/4 of the chia flour. I processed the cherries into smaller raisin like pieces beforehand.  Mix the wet ingredients in a blender or processor. Mix the wet and dry mixes together using your hands and shape into anything: eggs, kulichi, etc. The "dough" is very easy to shape and work with. Once shaped, dust with chia flour or any other flour you want and you can decorate if you want. I decorated with this cashew coconut "glaze":

Cashew Coconut "Glaze":

• 0.25 cup of soaked cashews
• 0.25 cup of melted coconut oil
• 4 dates or to taste
• 0.5 oz lemon juice
• water for consistency

Blend all of the above and cover the kulichi or any other dessert! I made twice the recipe for better blending and had some glaze left over. Place in the fridge to chill and harden.

I also sprinkled some bee pollen on top :) Looks like sprinkles!

Here is the entire process:

                                                      Assembling the dry ingredients:

                                                               The Wet Ingredients:

                                                                  The Final Product!!!