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Placek (Kucha) Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 cups milk
1 cup butter
1 tsp salt
1 cup sugar
1 tsp vanilla
4 eggs, beaten
2 pkg dry yeast
7 cups flour
2 tbsp boiling water
1 cup white raisins

Crumbs:
1 stick butter
1 cup flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 cup sugar
pinch salt
Directions:
Directions:
Pour milk into sauce pan, add butter, sugar and salt. Heat until butter melts. Cool.
Pour boiling water over raisins and let sit for 15 minutes.
Dissolve yeast and 1 tbsp sugar in ¼ cup warm water. Add to cooled milk mixture. Add beaten eggs and stir again. Add flour, a bit at a time, stirring, then beat well. Add raisins and beat again. Set aside, covered, for 1 hour. Grease 3 or 4 bread pans and divide batter into the pans. Sprinkle with crumbs. Let rise for 1 hour. Bake at 350º for 35-45 minutes.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
Placek is Polish coffee cake, Kucha is Slovak coffee cake

 

 

 

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