Mary Capp Bowan's Paska

== Description ==
Russian Easter bread
Contributed by World Recipes Y-Group
This Y-group is international. Good food from all parts of the world. A place where we can share the wonderful food from all over the world.
== Ingredients ==
* ½ cup each sugar and shortening
* 2 tsp salt
* 1 pkg. yeast (mom always used Red Star® - regular, not quick)
* 6 cups flour, plus (mom always used Robin Hood®)
* 2 eggs
* 2 tsp vanilla
* 2 cups milk or 1 cup warm water with 3 tsp dry milk powder, and 1 cup milk
* 1 cup golden raisins (sultanas)
== Directions ==
# Place dry ingredients in bowl. 
# Warm milk (or milk and water), add eggs and vanilla. 
# Add milk mixture to dry ingredients and work together about 4 minutes. 
# Cover and rest dough 10 minutes. 
# Add raisins and knead for 8–10 minutes or until hands remain clean from dough. 
# Add flour as necessary, but do not make the dough very stiff, the softer, the better.
# Raise until double, punch down, shape and raise again. Bake at 400 °F for 40–50 minutes.
# To shape in traditional manner, divide dough in half. 
# Place each in a 3 lbs (or as close as possible to that size) clean coffee can, reserving a little dough from each to make a cross-shaped braid on top. 
# Raise until double. 
# Before baking, brush with beaten egg over top generously.
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