Recipe - Columbus Day Italian Sweet Loaf

2 pack Dry yeast
One half cup Brown sugar
One half cup Warm water
One half cup Melted butter
2 Whole eggs plus 3 egg yolks
1 teaspoon Salt
4 One half cup Unbleached white flour
1 Egg yolk combined with: 2
tsp flour
2 teaspoon Sugar
2 teaspoon Water

Dissolve the yeast and brown sugar in warm water in a large mixing bowl.

Set aside for about 10 minutes or until the yeast has become foamy. Stir in
the butter, eggs, additional yolks and salt. Blend well. Add the flour, 1
cup at a time, mixing well. Turn the dough out onto a floured board and
knead with additional four for about 5 minutes or until the dough is
elastic and not sticky. Divided the dough in half. Flatten and shape each
half into a round loaf. Place on a greased baking sheet, cover loosely
with aluminum foil, and let rise in a warm,draft free place until the
loaves are doubled in bulk, about 12 hours. Brush the egg mixture on the
top of the loaves and slash twice with a sharp knife. Sprinkle with
additional sugar and bake in a preheated 325 F oven for 3540 minutes.

Cool on a wire rack before slicing. Makes 2 loaves.

Origin: Hearth and Home Companion Shared by: Sharon Stevens

From Gemini's MASSIVE MealMaster collection at www.synapse.com/~gemini