Kuma's Christmas Eve Bread  
Recipe Number: 201
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Difficulty: Average
Ingredients:
10 c. flour
1 T. salt
1/4 c. vegetable oil
1 T. sugar
 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
2 1/2 c. warm water
3/4 cake yeast, dissolved in 1 c. warm water
Cooking Instructions:
Place flour, salt, oil, sugar, vanilla and yeast mixture in large bowl. Knead for 10-15 minutes pr until dough doesn't stick to hands. Let raise till double in bulk. Punch down and let raise again. Then prick with a fork, and bake at 400F, 10 minutes, then 350F, 35 minutes.



Use 3 lb. of the dough for Christmas Eve round loaf, 1 lb. for a regular loaf, and the remaining 1/4 lb. for bobalki.



For bobalki, roll plain dough 1/4" thin, cut cubes 3/4 to 1". Place on baking sheet, they should be close and touching. Bake at 425F or until light golden brown.



Heat 1 few tsp. honey, sugar and poppy seeds in small pan. Place baked dough in colander (strainer), pour hot water over quickly and drain immediately. (Bread should just be damp, not soaking.) Pour honey mixutre over, stir and serve.
Additional Comments:
Recipe from Carpatho-Russian mother. (Kuma is "aunt".)>
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