Recipe - Hriezel (Coffee Braid)

1 cup Dark raisins
1 One half cup Water
1 cup Milk
One half cup Margarine
1 teaspoon Lemon peel
2/3 cup Sugar
1 teaspoon Salt
1 pack Yeast dissolved in One half C.
warm water
3 One half cup Flour; (up to 41/2)
Sugar and cinnamon mix

Boil raisins in water. Drain. Scald milk and add margarine, lemon peel,
sugar and salt. Cool. Add cooled milk mixture and yeast to flour. Beat and
make soft dough. Knead 5 minutes. Place into greased deep bowl. Cover with
waxed paper and let stand in warm place until dough doubleds.
Punch down. Divide dough in thirds. Roll out evenly and place equal parts
of raisins on each roll.
Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon mix to taste. Roll into thin strips and
braid. Cover and let stand about 45 minutes. Bake 50 minutes at 350=16.
Frost with icing sugar and milk.

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Posted to recipeludigest by LSHW shusky@erols.com on Feb 15, 1998