Brushwood with milk: a step-by-step recipe with photos

Crispy brushwood – a favorite childhood treat. Today, we invite you to learn how to make fluffy khvorost with milk at home, using a classic step-by-step recipe with photos and detailed explanations of each preparation step.

Brushwood with milk: a classic step-by-step recipe

Nutritional value per serving

382.0 kcal

Proteins: 6.2 g
Fats: 19.6 g
Carbohydrates: 43.2 g

*Nutritional value is calculated per 100g of ingredients

Total time: 1 hour
Time in the kitchen: 30 min
Complexity:

A simple recipe.
Number of servings: 20

The dish, which in Russia has acquired the original name "Khvorost," originates from Greece. It is reliably known that this simple yet incredibly delicious crispy cookie was first prepared there in the 18th century.

Today, this delicacy is known and loved in many countries around the world, but they call it by their own names: verguny, sochen, sush, urama, sangaza.

Recipes for the dough itself also vary. You can make хворост at home:

on eggs with vodka (it turns out to be extremely crispy);
with milk (if you like a fluffy, not tough version);
on yeast (to achieve maximum growth and volume during the frying process);
with sour milk or kefir and soda.

We invite you to try a classic recipe used by your mothers and grandmothers and prepare delicious хворост (brushwood) with milk. This recipe allows you to get both crispy cookies by rolling out the dough as thinly as possible, and a softer version by simply rolling out the dough thicker.

The preparation of brushwood itself can also vary. Depending on availability, you can choose from the following options:

deep frying;
frying in a pan with a large amount of oil;
immersion in a saucepan with heated vegetable oil.

Making crispy хворост (brushwood) with milk and eggs at home

Crispy Brushwood – a classic step-by-step recipe with milk

Ingredients

Servings

Milk

150 ml
Egg C1

2 pcs
Sugar

50 G
Vanilla sugar

8 G
Butter

50 G
Flour

300 G
Baking powder

8 G
Salt

0.5 tsp
Vegetable oil

200 G
Powdered sugar

50 G

Preparation

Step 1

In a mixing bowl, break 2 eggs (use the yolk and white), add 50 grams of sugar (+ a packet of vanilla sugar) and mix with a whisk until smooth.

Step 2

Add half a teaspoon of salt.

Step 3

Add 150 ml of milk of any fat content and mix the ingredients until smooth.

Step 4

Add 50 grams of melted butter and whisk the mixture again.

You can melt the butter using short pulses in the microwave.

Step 5

Add pre-sifted flour mixed with baking powder.

If you don't have baking powder, you can replace it with soda dissolved in vinegar. However, you should add it not at this stage, but to the liquid dough when about half of the required volume of flour has been added.

Step 6

At the final stage, we finish kneading the dough with our hands, achieving elasticity and homogeneity.

Step 7

You should get a smooth, elastic dough, as in the photo.

At this stage, you need to let the dough sit for about 30 minutes, covering the bowl with a lid or cling film.

Step 8

After 30 minutes, place the finished dough on a mat covered with vegetable oil and begin rolling it out.

Step 9

Remember, the thinner you roll the dough, the crispier the treat will be. Try different variations to see which хворост suits you and your family's taste best.

Step 10

You can bake хворост without forming the characteristic curls, simply by cutting the dough into strips, but we will make a treat in the classic shape.

To do this, first cut the rolled out dough into rectangular strips.

Step 11

Then we make slits in the center of each rectangle, as in the photo.

Step 12

To give the cookies their characteristic shape, simply fold one side of the cookie over the cut in the center 1-2 times.

Step 13

We'll fry the хворост in a frying pan. Use enough oil to completely submerge the dough.

Step 14

Fry the хворост in batches, ensuring each piece of dough is submerged in the oil. Cook until golden brown (cooking time may vary depending on the thickness of the dough and the temperature of the oil).

Step 15

Place the finished brushwood on a plate and sprinkle with sugar or powdered sugar.

For more information on how to make classic crispy хворост (brushwood) with milk and eggs, watch this video (another recipe with step-by-step explanations):

For those looking to surprise guests with an unusual treat, we suggest making fluffy and soft rose-shaped хворост (brushwood) with milk, using this step-by-step recipe as a basis:

In Tatarstan, people traditionally prepare "urama" khvost for the holiday of Eid al-Fitr, using the classic milk recipe but giving the dish a unique, unusual appearance. The video explains in detail how to make this beautiful treat at home: