Polish Easter Bread

Total Time: 3 hrs 15 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 3 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 20
• 1/2 cup butter or 1/2 cup margarine, softened
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar or 1/2 cup maple syrup
• 3 egg yolks
• 1 (1/4 ounce) package active dry yeast
• 1/4 cup warm water (105 to 115 degrees f)
• 2 teaspoons orange peel, grated
• 1 teaspoon lemon peel, grated
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups flour or 4 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 cup lukewarm milk (scalded, then cooled)
• 1 cup golden raisin

Recipe

• 1 beat butter and sugar in large bowl until blended.
• 2 beat in egg yolks until well blended.
• 3 dissolve yeast in warm water.
• 4 stir yeast mixture, orange peel, lemon peel, cinnamon and salt into butter mixture.
• 5 stir in flour alternately with the milk, beating well after each addition, until soft dough forms.
• 6 stir in raisins.
• 7 cover; let rise in warm place until double, about 1 1/2 hours.
• 8 stir down dough; spoon into greased and floured10 x 4-inch tube pan or 12 cup bundt cake pan.
• 9 cover; let rise until double, about 1 hour.
• 10 heat oven to 350 degreesf
• 11 bake until bread is golden brown, 35 to 40 minutes.
• 12 cool 5 minutes.
• 13 remove from pan; cool completely.
• 14 sprinkle with confectioners sugar if desired.