Christmas Bread

== Ingredients ==
* 5 lbs flour
* ¼ lbs butter
* 1 quart milk
* 1 to 1½ cups sugar
* 1 tbsp salt
* 2 yeast cakes or ¼ pound yeast
* ½ cup water or milk
* 2 tsp vanilla extract
* 5 large eggs
== Directions ==
# Mix yeast, water and 1 tablespoon sugar.
# Let rise.
# Put 1 quart of milk in a pot.
# Add ½ cup sugar and ½ pound butter. Scald; don't boil.
# Take off stove to cool to lukewarm.
# Beat eggs; add remaining butter and sugar. Mix well.
# Put flour in pan. Mix well.
# Add vanilla extract, egg mixture, milk mixture, yeast and salt.
# Knead until it falls off your hands.
# The better it is mixed the better the bread will be.
# Let stand until it doubles in size.
# Punch down. Let rise again.
# Put in five or six pans and let rise again.
# Bake at 375°F for ½ an hour.
# Reduce heat to 350°F and bake about ½ hour longer.
Category:Christmas Breads
Category:Egg Recipes
Category:Yeast Recipes
Category:Milk and cream Recipes