THESE two recipes
have European roots,
and both are part of a
tradition that makes
Christmas and the holi-
day season so special.
They are yeast leavened
sweet doughs: rich, aromatic
and wonderful to eat. Youll

ime for each of these items is
about 4-5 hours.

Well ...
ple had more time for these
lengthy kitchen activities.
More time to make them, and
yes, more time to savor the
fragrant sweet leavened baked
goods just out of the oven.

in the old days peo-

Classic European holiday food

2 packages of active dry yeast
4c. granulated sugar

14 tsp. salt

6 c. all purpose flour

1% c. milk (3.2% butterfat)

% c. butter

3 medium eggs (room tem-
perature)

lc. toasted slivered almonds
% c. cut up candied green

% c. cut up candied red cher-
ries
10 oz. almond paste
Icing sugar for dusting
Method: In a stainless steel
bow! combine the yeast, sugar,
salt and 2 c. of the all purpose
flour.
In a saucepan heat the milk

and butter until warm (about
120°F); the butter should be
melted.

mixture — and mix well in a’
mixer, until well mixed.
Beat in the egys and ¥ c.

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