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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Eastern European >> Polish

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Heat the milk to lukewarm; add melted butter, sugar and salt. | 2. Stir to combine and let cool to about 110°F | 3. Add yeast and warm water in mixing bowl and stir until dissolved. | 4. Add lukewarm milk mixture and 2 eggs and stir to combine. | 5. Add 3 cups flour and beat until smooth. | 6. Add the raisins and remaining flour and mix, 3 to 5 minutes until smooth. (Dough will be sticky) | 7. Place dough in greased bowl. | 8. Turn over and cover with plastic wrap and let rise until double, about 1 hour. | 9. Punch down dough and turn out onto lightly floured board. | 10. If making 1 large loaf, divide dough into 3 equal pieces. | 11. Roll each piece into a strip about 14 inches long, and braid together the 3 strips on a parchment-lined baking pan. (Note: If making 2 loaves, divide dough into 2 equal pieces and then divide each half into 3 equal pieces, for a total of 6 pieces.) | 12. Loosely cover bread and let rise again until double, about 30 minutes. | 13. While bread is rising, preheat oven to 350°F. | 14. Brush remaining beaten egg lightly on bread. | 15. Bake 30 minutes or until golden brown. | 16. Let cool completely before serving. | 17. Store, covered, at room temperature or slice and freeze. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
milk	1	cup		148.84	11.6632	7.686	7.9788
butter	1/2	cup	melted	684.0	31.428	21.372	57.6
sugar	1	cup		805.98	201.59599999999998	0.0	0.0
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
active yeast	2	packages		-	-	-	-
water	1/4	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
egg	2			143.0	0.72	12.56	9.51
egg	1		beaten	143.0	0.72	12.56	9.51
purpose flour	5 1/2	cups		-	-	-	-
golden raisin	1	cup		498.3	131.208	5.5935	0.759

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.