Grandma's Placek

Total Time: 4 hrs 40 mins Preparation Time: 4 hrs Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups whole milk
• 1 lb butter (4 sticks)
• 2 cups sugar
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 10 eggs
• 2 (1/4 ounce) packages dry yeast (not rapid rise)
• 1/2 cup very warm water (not too hot, see yeast package)
• 6 cups flour (approximately)
• 1 lb golden raisin (mixed with flour to prevent sticking)
• 1/2 cup sugar (or mixture of and brown sugar)
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1/4 cup butter

Recipe

• 1 warm milk over low heat until scalded (soft bubbles form around edge of pot) but not boiling.
• 2 add butter and remove from heat.
• 3 mix in sugar, salt, nutmeg and vanilla. let cool.
• 4 meanwhile, sprinkle yeast into water in 2 cup measure,
• 5 stir in 1/2 teaspoon sugar.
• 6 let stand undisturbed to “proof” about 10 minutes.
• 7 add eggs to milk mixture, one at a time, beating well.
• 8 add yeast-in-water mixture.
• 9 add flour with raisins.
• 10 knead dough 5 minutes, adding extra flour as needed.
• 11 placed kneaded dough into greased pan and grease top of dough to prevent it from drying out. keep warm to rise until double, about 1 to 2 hours.
• 12 knead dough again (for 5 minutes) and put into greased loaf pans. let rise 1 to 2 hours again.
• 13 this recipe makes approximately 1 bunt, 2 large and 2 small loaf pans.
• 14 crumble topping ingredients together.
• 15 add topping to bread in loaf pans.
• 16 preheat oven and bake at 350 for 30-40 minutes.
• 17 bread is done when tester comes out clean.