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Date: 04-01-93 (09:06)             Number: 407
From: CHEFFIE #53 @7171*1          Refer#: NONE
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Subj: czech recipe                   Conf: (37) Home Cooki
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PASKA
Easter Bread

Basic Dough                        Cheese Dough
1 oz. yeast                        1 oz.yeast
2tblsp. salt                       1 lb. dry cottage cheese
1 c. warm water                    1 c. yellow raisins
1 tplsp. sugar                     4 egg yolks
1/4 lb. butter                     1 c. sugar
2 c. milk,scalded                  1 tsp. salt
8 c. flour                         1 tsp. grated lemon rind
3 eggs                             1 tsp. baking powder
                                   1\2 c. milk,warmed
                                   3 c. flour, sifted

Basic Dough-Combine yeast and sugar in 1/2 c. warm water.  Set aside for 5
min.  Pour boiling milk over sugar and butter.  Add remaing 1\2 c. water.
Cool to lukewarm.  Sift flour into bowl, add salt, eggs,milk mixture, and
yeast.  Knead until smooth and elastic. Cover.  Let rise until doubled.
Cheese Dough - Combine yeast and 1 tblsp. sugar in warm milk and let stand 5
minutes. Mix cottage cheese with spoon until smooth.  Add raisins and yeast
mixture. Add egg yolks, remaining sugar, salt,lemon rind, baking powder and
flour, and knead well.  Let rise untill doubled in bulk.  Divide into 4 parts.
  When Basic dough has doubled in size,turn out onto lightly floured board
and divide into 4. Cover and let rest for 15 min.  Take 1 part of dough and
lightly punch around edge so that the center is elevated.  Take a piece of
Cheese Dough, make a plump ring with it,and place it around the elevated
center of the Basic Dough. Make an opening in the center.  Join edges of the
center with the outside edges, making sure that all the Cheese Dough is
covered.  Put into a tube pan and let rise for 30 minutes,covered.  Brush top
with egg yolk.  Bake at 325 for 10 minutes, increase temperature to 350 and
bake 40 minutes longer.  Repeat with remaining dough.
                       cheffie
                        cooks!
