Paska I

Description
Easter Bread. 6 servings

Ingredients

 * 1 cake or pkg. yeast
 * 2 cups lukewarm milk
 * 9 cups flour
 * 1 cup butter, soft
 * 1 cup sugar
 * 4 eggs
 * 1 tsp salt

Directions

 * 1) Crumble yeast into bowl; add 1 cup milk and 1 cup flour.
 * 2) Mix and set aside to rise in warm place.
 * 3) Cream butter; add sugar and eggs and mix well.
 * 4) Add remaining milk.
 * 5) Add to yeast mixture.
 * 6) Knead until dough is smooth and elastic.
 * 7) Set aside in warm place until double in bulk.
 * 8) Form into desired shapes.
 * 9) Allow dough to rise to double in bulk in pans;.
 * 10) Bake at 350°F for 30 to 35 minutes.
 * 11) Halfway through baking, brush top with beaten egg yolk to which a little milk has been added.

Tip

 * 1) If you melt 1 stick butter and knead into dough it will keep paska soft.