Easter Bread

Name: Easter Bread
Ingredients: 10 egg yolks; 1 1/2 cups milk warm; 1 tablespoon yeast; 1 cup sugar; 1 1/2 cups melted butter 3 sticks; 1 tablespoon vanilla; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1 1/2 tablespoons oil; 7 cups flour canadian, highly recommended*; 1 1/2 cups raisins; 10 min; flour * If you can't get canadian, your second choice would be bread flour, and third choice all-purpose flour. Most Russian stores and Winco Foods carry Canadian flour.; 2 cups powdered sugar; 3 tablespoons milk choice of, heavy cream,squeezed lemon juice,or squeezed orange juice

14 ingredients

11 steps

Ingredients

10 egg yolks
1 1/2 cups milk warm
1 tablespoon yeast
1 cup sugar
1 1/2 cups melted butter 3 sticks
1 tablespoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 tablespoons oil
7 cups flour canadian, highly recommended*
1 1/2 cups raisins
10 min
flour * If you can't get canadian, your second choice would be bread flour, and third choice all-purpose flour. Most Russian stores and Winco Foods carry Canadian flour.
2 cups powdered sugar
3 tablespoons milk choice of, heavy cream,squeezed lemon juice,or squeezed orange juice

Directions

1

Combine warm milk with 2 cups flour and yeast.Mix well and set aside covered.
2

In a stand mixer,whip egg yolks with sugar.
3

Gradually add vanilla,salt,oil and butter to egg yolks.Add milk and flour mixture to egg yolk and butter.Mix until well combined.
4

Replace whisk attachment with dough hook attachment.
5

Add in 4 cups of flour and raisins.
6

Mix dough well.
7

Cover dough with plastic cover and towel.
8

Place the bowl with dough in the warmest place in your house or microwave (don't turn it on).Let the dough rise(about 2 hours).
9

Divide dough among all molds and let it rise.(about 20 minutes)
10

Heat oven to 325 degrees.
11

Bake for about 30-40 minutes depending on the size of your molds and until the outside is golden brown.