I know how everyone of us poor Czech/Slovak souls living abroad, suffer without real Czech bread and that is why I went on a recipe hunt. And I found one. When I first read it though, I thought I was going to either faint or have an anxiety attack. It looked so complicated!!! “Well, I will at least give it a try, just for the heck of it”, I told myself. And I have to tell you, it was actually a lot of fun! Sure it takes couple of days to prepare the sourdough, but it really takes up like 1 minute per day – very easy and very worth it! When my first loaf came out of that oven I just couldn’t believe the fact that it looked like a real loaf of bread! And when I tasted it I became even more amazed as it not only looked but also tasted like a REAL Czech bread!
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I got this fabulous recipe from Daniel Leader who actually went all over Europe to find out and learn the authentic European bread recipes and this is what he says about the Czechs: ” They eat this rye bread the way French eat their baguettes. I saw it at every meal I ate in Prague, with cheese for breakfast, with goulash at the main midday meal, and especially as the foundation for chlebicky (open-faced sandwiches)”. You can find all of his bread recipes (including this one) in his “Local Breads: Sourdough and Whole-Grain Recipes from Europe’s Best Artisan Bakers
THE BEST CZECH BREAD RECIPE (click here)
PS: This is how my “experiment” turned out…not bad, right?? If I can do it, you can do it 
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Ahoj: Jak se mate,? Dobre? I love CZECH bREAD!!
Recipe in czech for the most authentic czech sourdough bread:
http://kvaskovychleb.cz/
This recipe looks complicated but persevere with it – it’s worth it! My Czech boyfriend and I have been together for 2 years and he’s always complained about not being able to find “real” bread – now he’s so pleased I’ve found this recipe! It takes a little time but worth it in the end as he would tell you! The loaf hardly lasts 2 days! Add some Caraway seeds (kmin doesn’t equal cumin!) and you’ve got as close to Czech bread as you’ll find anywhere. Thanks Tanja!
Thank you so much! I am so glad someone persevered with it! As I said new, easier recipe is coming your way soon..:)))
Sorry to tell you, but zitny chleb is never used for chlebicky (little open sendwiches)ibn Czech Republic. It is long white french loaf type of bread which is used.
Nice of you though, that you are trying to be “authentic”. Perhaps you have been born in USA? Or left CR as small child.
Ahoj Magan,
jo, ja jsem v Cechach vyrustala, takze ty nase zvyky zvladam. Take vim, ze se na chlebicky pouziva veka, ale jestlize se pozorne podivas na recept,cituji tam nekoho jineho, ne me.
Dik!
Sorry, I assumed that you published it, so information came from you/your blog. So, then my comment belongs to a person you quoted, not to you personally.
Promin, usoudila jsem, ze jsi to publikovala, takze informace byla od tebe/tveho blogu. Tak tedy ma poznamka nepatrila tobe osobne, ale tomu koho jsi ve svem blogu citovala.
hey im looking for a specific type of bread that I ate in Prague in the street. it was curled around a huge iron and it was crispy and then it was dipped in sugar.. do you have that recipe?
Hi,
What do you mean ‘curled around an iron’? Was it something like a funnel cake?
You had “TRDELNIK”
Here is interesting read and photos http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/czech-republic/101223/trdlo-trdelink-pastry-christmas
And recipe follows:
Staroceske trdlo (Trdelnik)
1 kg farina, wondra etc. (not bread flour)
250 ml milk
40 g yeast
200 g sugar
220 g butter
4 egg yolks
1 teaspoon of salt
coating:
1 egg wash
200 g almonds (peeled, crushed)
150 g crystal sugar
Make classic yeast dough (warm milk and yeast as starter, egg yolks, rest of milk, salt, butter and flour. Perfect is bread maker for kneading (20 min knead circle for french bread), otherwise knead well until firm dough forms. Let rise in warm place covered with tea cloth until it doubles.
Punch dough down and divide into 5 balls. let rise covered again until it doubles. Cut into pieces and either roll it on special rollers or roll flat and cut out cookies. Let rise a bit, brush with egg wash, generously dust with almond and sugar. Bake at 370 F until its crisp and all sugar is caramelized.
Good job magan! You know I have never had this? I guess I am always on some kind of diet when I go back to Prague
Tanja, no wonder you didn’t as this is “touristy” thing, which really came to with more and more tourists coming to Prague and locals thinking of doing business. It is sold in “markets for tourists” set up in Staromestske nam, or other places popular with tourists, together with decorated easter eggs or christmas decorations and other mementos of CR, hot mulled wine, beer, roasted pork/ham, grilled sausages, palacinky (50 Kc each) and such, depending on time of the year. I would think dough is very similar to “kremrole” which are filled with marshmallow cream and sold in Tesco (pkg of 4 for under 30 Kc) – one of my favourite sweets in CR.
Magan – that explains everything! Thanks! And thanks for the cool article that went along with your explanation.
Have you ever made them yourself?
it was twisted around iron steaks and then turned all around some burned coal. when they became crispy they were dipped into sugar..i think they had also cinammon in the bread. heres an image of what im talking about:
sorry natasoui – the link was too long and did not work
natasoui: if you look at my previous message (April 3) re Trdelnik, you will find recipe and you can make it at home. Believe me, it is just what you are looking for – Trdelnik – , but of course, you cannot twist it around iron steaks over some burned coal. Just use your owen. In that same message from me, you will find http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/czech-republic/101223/trdlo-trdelink-pastry-christmas and can confirm that it is exactly what you are looking for.
Good luck.
I love breads and I liked this recipe very much. Will wait for some more good stuff by you. Thanks
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Hi Tanja,
Just thought you should know, the link for your best Czech bread recipe is not working, wanted to make it tonight, will make the easy one instead!
Hi, that’s too bad! I cannot find the link either
( Got to search some more. Thanks for letting me know and good luck with the easier recipe.
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