49er christmas bread

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Ingredients

• 2 cup Starter
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1/2 cup Sugar
• 1 cup Milk
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 cup Sugar
• 1 cup Currants, or Raisins
• 1/2 tsp Mace
• 1/2 tsp Cinnamon
• 5 cup Flour

Directions

1. Add salt, Sugar, Milk, eggs, melted butter, currants and spices to the culture and mix well.
2. Add the flour a cup a a time until too stiff to mix by hand.
   
3. Then turn onto a floured board and knead in remaining flour divide in half form two loaves place in greased loaf pan and let rise 1-½ to 3 hours til the dough rises 1 to 2 inches above lip of pan.
   
4. Bake in preheated oven 400°F for 55 to 60 minutes cool on racks.

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