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Christmas Bread
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 | Preparation | 3 hours |
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| Cooking | 60 minutes |
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| Ready In | 4 hours |
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Ingredients
| 2 |
cups |
active starter |
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| 1 |
teaspoon |
salt |
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| 1/2 |
cup |
sugar |
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| 1 |
cup |
milk |
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| 2 |
large |
eggs |
beaten |
| 1/2 |
cup |
sugar |
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| 1 |
cup |
currants |
or raisins |
| 1/2 |
teaspoon |
mace |
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| 1/2 |
teaspoon |
cinnamon |
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| 5 |
cups |
flour, all-purpose |
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Directions
Add salt, sugar, milk, eggs, melted butter, currants and spices to the culture and mix well.
Add the flour a cup a a time until too stiff to mix by hand.
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 1-1/2 to 3 hours til the dough rises 1 to 2 inches above lip of pan.
Bake in preheated oven 400 for 55 to 60 minutes cool on racks.
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