49er Christmas Bread

Ingredients

 * 2 cups starter
 * 1 tsp salt
 * ½ cup sugar
 * 1 cup milk
 * 2 eggs, beaten
 * ½ cup sugar
 * 1 cup currants, or raisins
 * ½ tsp mace
 * ½ tsp cinnamon
 * 5 cup flour

Directions

 * 1) Add salt, sugar, milk, eggs, melted butter, currants and spices to the culture and mix well.
 * 2) Add the flour a cup a time until too stiff to mix by hand.
 * 3) Then turn onto a floured board and knead in remaining flour divide in half form two loaves place in greased loaf pan and let rise 1½ to 3 hours til the dough rises 1 to 2 inches above lip of pan.
 * 4) Bake in preheated oven 400°F for 55 to 60 minutes cool on racks.