Slavski Kolač Славски колач (Sweet Bread)
Ingredients
- 2 cakes yeast
- ¼ cup lukewarm water
- ¼ cup shortening
- ½ cup sugar
- 5 cups sifted flour
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 eggs beaten
- 1 cup milk scalded
- 1 tsp. grated lemon rind
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1 egg yolk slightly beaten
Instructions
- Soften yeast in warm water.
- Add shortening, sugar, and salt to scalded milk.
- Add yeast, eggs, lemon rind and juice, and enough flour to make a stiff batter.
- Beat well.
- Add more flour to make a soft dough. Knead until smooth.
- Place in a greased bowl; cover and let rise until doubled in bulk.
- Punch down.
- Put in greased 10" tube pan and let rise again until doubled in bulk.
- Brush with beaten egg yolk.
- Bake at 375° for 45 minutes until the top is dark brown.
