Thursday, April 28, 2011

Easter Bread

2 packages of dry yeast
1/2 cups luke warm water
1 1/2 cups scolded and cooled to luke warm milk
1 cup sugar
3/4 teaspoon salt
4-5 egg yokes
1 1/8 cup butter
6 cups flour
1 cup raisins
3 tablespoons brandy

Directions:
-dissolve the yeast into the luke warm water
-mix milk, sugar, salt, egg yokes and soft butter into a large bowl
-beat in half flour and add raisins
-add brandy and yeast
-beat in the rest of the flour
-kneed dough until smooth
-put dough into a big greased bowl and let rise for 1.5 hours
-punch down and let rise for another 2 hours
-shape it and bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 min.

Enjoy