Paska I

6 servings

Ingredients

 * 1   Cake or pkg. yeast
 * 2 c Lukewarm milk
 * 9 c flour
 * 1 c butter; soft
 * 1 c Sugar
 * 4   eggs
 * 1 ts 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. Add remaining milk.
 * 4) Add to yeast mixture
 * 5) Knead until dough is smooth and elastic. Set aside in warm place until double in bulk.
 * 6) Form into desired shapes.
 * 7) Allow dough to rise to double in bulk in pans;
 * 8) bake at 350 F for 30 to 35 minutes. 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.