Lemon Bubble Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 package granular yeast
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 cup lukewarm water
• 1 cup scalded milk
• 1 1/4 cups sugar (divided)
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup butter
• 2 eggs
• 6 cups sifted all-purpose flour
• 2 to taste finely grated x lemons, rind of
• 3/4 teaspoon mace
• 6 tablespoons melted butter

Recipe

• 1 in large mixing bowl soak yeast with the 1 tsp sugar in the lukewarm water for 10 minutes.
• 2 scald milk; remove from heat and add salt, butter (first amount) and 1/2 cup sugar.
• 3 stir well and cool to lukewarm.
• 4 sift and measure flour.
• 5 add lukewarm milk mixture to risen yeast liquid along with 2 cups of the flour.
• 6 beat well, add eggs and beat well again.
• 7 add 3 1/2 cups more flour and beat as well as you can.
• 8 reserve remaining 1/2 cup flour for flouring the board later.
• 9 cover and let rise in a warm place for 1 hour or until double in bulk.
• 10 mix together in a small bowl, remaining 3/4 cup sugar, grated rind and mace.
• 11 punch down dough, turn out onto floured board and knead 100 times.
• 12 divide in half.
• 13 shape each half into an 18 inch long rope and cut into 18 pieces (to make 36 pieces total).
• 14 generously butter a large bundt pan.
• 15 shape pieces of dough into round smooth balls.
• 16 place in bottom of pan in rings.
• 17 before starting the next layer, brush each layer generously with melted butter and sprinkle with some of the sugar-rind mixture.
• 18 end with melted butter and sugar- rind mixture.
• 19 let rise until above rim of pan.
• 20 bake in preheated 350f degree oven for 35-40 minutes.
• 21 watch to make sure top doesn't get brown too quikly.
• 22 cover with foil if necessary.
• 23 cool for 5 minutes.
• 24 loosen sides with a long knife and lift out of pan.