Hoska Recipe
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Ingredients: 4 cups milk
3/4 cup butter
2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 cup sugar
8 pkg yeast (Red Star)
6 eggs
13 to 14 cups AP King Arthur flour (about 5 pounds)
12 ounces dark raisins (about 2 cups)
12 ounces golden raisins(about 2 cups)
4 ounces currants (about 1 cup)
2 - 10 ounce bottles marachino cherries- well drained, and chopped
12 ounces blanched, diced almonds (about 2 cups/ I chop mine in a food processor)
8 ounces citron - finely chopped (I chop mine in a food processor with a little flour added to keep from sticking)
poppy seed and crushed raw peanuts for top (I use my food processor to chop the peanuts)
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Directions:Heat milk, butter and sugar until lukewarm - about 110 degrees- check with thermometer (don't get too hot or it will kill the yeast later). Add eggs that have been tempered with a little of the warm milk mixture and mix well before adding to the milk mixture and mixl.
Mix 8 pkgs of yeast with 1 or 2 Tbsp sugar and 1 cup of the warm milk mixture and set aside to activate the yeast.
To half the flour, add salt and yeast (dissolved in warm milk with 2 tablespoons sugar- let sit for a few minutes- you will see it foam up- this lets you know that your yeast is active) Add liquid and beat. Add fruit and almonds, add remaining flour a little at a time. Knead until smooth (should feel like modeling clay) Raise until double in bulk about 4 to 5 hours ( I mix this up early in the day and make into loaves several hours later) Braid and form loaves, let rise until double. Brush with egg wash (My mom always made this with eggs and cold coffee- it gives the bread a nice golden color). Sprinkle with crushed raw peanuts and poppy seed. Bake at 350 degrees about 35 to 40 minutes minutes for medium loaves (8 to a batch) May need to adjust bake time depending on your oven |
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Servings:8 loaves |
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Time:30 minutes |
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Notes: Prep nuts and fruit first. Have everything cut up and ready to go before starting.
I like Red Star Yeast, regular (not rapid rise)
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