Swedish Tea Bread

• 1 pkg. granular yeast or 1 cake compressed yeast
• 1/3 c. lukewarm water
• 1 c. scalded milk, cooled
• 3 2/3 to 4 c. all-purpose flour
• 1/3 c. sugar
• 3/4 tsp. salt
• 1/3 c. melted butter, cooled to lukewarm
• 1/2 c. seedless raisins
• 1/2 c. chopped pecans
• 1/2 c. chopped dates
• 6 candied cherries

1. Soften yeast in lukewarm water for 5 minutes.
2. Then add lukewarm milk and about half of the flour to make a soft batter. Beat well.
3. Cover and let rise in a warm place until double.
4. Add sugar, salt, melted butter, raisins, pecans, dates, cherries and remaining flour.
5. Place dough in bowl and let rise until double. Shape into a loaf.
6. Bake at 350u0b0 for 15 minutes, reduce heat to 325u0b0 and bake 45 minutes longer.

granular yeast, water, milk, allpurpose, sugar, salt, butter, raisins, pecans, dates, candied cherries

Taken from www.cookbooks.com/Recipe-Details.aspx?id=603454 (may not work)