Kalacs

Description
Contributed by World Recipes Y-Group

This Y-group is international. Good food from all parts of the world. A place where we can share the wonderful food from all over the world.

Ingredients

 * 1 cake of yeast
 * warm water to dilute
 * pinch of sugar
 * approximately 1 tablespoon of flour
 * 2 whole eggs
 * 2 egg yolks
 * ½ cup sugar
 * 1 cup cold half and half
 * 1 teaspoon salt
 * 1 cup warm milk
 * 3 ounces of butter
 * 1 tablespoon of lard
 * 7 cups of flour
 * golden raisins to taste

Directions

 * 1) In a bowl, mix the yeast cake diluted in warm water, sugar and flour in a separate bowl, beat together the whole eggs, egg yolks sugar, half and half and salt.
 * 2) Set aside.
 * 3) In a separate bowl, mix milk, butter and lard.
 * 4) Add to 7 cups of flour.
 * 5) Then add yeast mixture and then add egg and milk mixture.
 * 6) Knead well (about 10 minutes) let raise until doubled (about 2 hours).
 * 7) Divide into 6 equal parts (about 1 pound each).
 * 8) Roll out and dot with white raisins that have been soaked in water and drained (start with ¾ cup white raisins).
 * 9) Roll up and braid three strands together and put in greased loaf pan.
 * 10) Then roll up and braid the other three strands and put in greased loaf pan.
 * 11) Let raise again (approximately one hour to an hour and a half).
 * 12) Brush with beaten egg and sugar before baking at 350°F for about one hour.