The traditional Ukrainian Easter bread often decorated with a cross is called paska.
Paska is a rich, slightly sweet bread prepared for Easter in Ukraine and other parts of Eastern Europe. It is commonly made with wheat flour, eggs, butter or oil, sugar and yeast. The loaf may be round and tall, with braided dough or symbolic decorations placed on top.
A cross is a frequent decoration, and some loaves also feature dough shapes representing wheat, the sun or other religious and seasonal imagery. Families may take the finished bread to church in an Easter basket for blessing before eating it during the holiday meal.
Paska is sometimes confused with kulich, a related tall Easter bread associated especially with Russian and other Eastern Christian traditions. The names and recipes overlap across borders, but Ukrainian paska is a distinct and widely recognized part of Ukrainian Easter food culture.