Sweet Bread
A home-kitchen version of sweet bread, written step by step so it's easy to follow that's worth the oven time.
Ingredients
- 2 c. sugar
- 10 eggs
- 1 Tbsp. lemon and vanilla extract
- 2 tsp. salt
- 2 or 3 cubes butter or margarine
- 6 yeast cakes, dissolved in 2 c. lukewarm water
- 1 c. powdered milk
- 2 c. lukewarm water
- 5 to 7 lb. flour
- 2 c. raisins
Method
With hands, mix sugar, margarine, eggs, extracts and salt.
Add yeast, dissolved in water.
If eggs are light yellow, add 1/4 teaspoon yellow food coloring.
Add powdered milk and the 2 cups of lukewarm water.
Add flour a little at a time until sticky.
Add raisins.
Add flour until it stops sticking to fingers.
Knead in rest of flour until dough is sponge texture.
Let rise for 1 hour. Knead in more flour if necessary.
Let rise until doubled.
Place dough in greased bread pans, only enough pans that will fit in oven.
Let rise 40 to 45 minutes.
Place rest of dough in other pans after this time.
When dough reaches top of pans, place in preheated 350° oven and bake 35 to 40 minutes.
Makes 10 small loaves.
