Originally Published:
Like Mama Used to Make . . . and More, 1986
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1 c. milk
1/2 lb. butter
2 cakes yeast
1/4 c. warm water
1 c. sugar
4 eggs
6 c. flour
3/4-1 c. raisins (seedless)

Scald milk. When hot add butter and let it melt. Cool; add yeast which has been softened in the warm water. Add sugar, eggs, flour; mix well. Add raisins. No kneading is necessary. Cover dough and let rise in a warm place a few hours. Put dough into 2 buttered and floured 1-lb. coffee cans (use the cans as pans.) Let rise again until double in bulk before baking. If desired let dough rise above top of can in mushroom shape, or place a wax paper extension above top of can to form tall cylinders. Bake at 400° for 45 minutes. Slice in circles to serve.