Easter Bread

• 10 egg yolks
• 1 1/2 cups milk warm
• 1 tablespoon yeast
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 1/2 cups melted butter 3 sticks
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 tablespoons oil
• 7 cups flour canadian, highly recommended*
• 1 1/2 cups raisins
• 10 min
• flour * If you can't get canadian, your second choice would be bread flour, and third choice all-purpose flour. Most Russian stores and Winco Foods carry Canadian flour.
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 3 tablespoons milk choice of, heavy cream,squeezed lemon juice,or squeezed orange juice

1. Combine warm milk with 2 cups flour and yeast.Mix well and set aside covered.
2. In a stand mixer,whip egg yolks with sugar.
3. Gradually add vanilla,salt,oil and butter to egg yolks.Add milk and flour mixture to egg yolk and butter.Mix until well combined.
4. Replace whisk attachment with dough hook attachment.
5. Add in 4 cups of flour and raisins.
6. Mix dough well.
7. Cover dough with plastic cover and towel.
8. Place the bowl with dough in the warmest place in your house or microwave (don't turn it on).Let the dough rise(about 2 hours).
9. Divide dough among all molds and let it rise.(about 20 minutes)
10. Heat oven to 325 degrees.
11. Bake for about 30-40 minutes depending on the size of your molds and until the outside is golden brown.

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Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Easter-Bread-1652826 (may not work)