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      Title: Irish Yeast Bread Mix
 Categories: Breads
      Yield: 2 Loaves

           Per loaf:
      4 c  Bread Mix
      2 pk Dry yeast
      1 c  Water; warm
    1/2 c  Milk
    1/3 c  Butter; soft
    1/2 c  Currants
    1/2 c  Raisins
           More flour; as needed
           Bread Mix:
      8 c  Flour
  1 1/2 c  Sugar
      4 ts Salt
      2 ts Allspice
    2/3 c  Instant nonfat milk
      1    Lemon; zest of

  Bread Mix:

  Combine all ingredients in plastic bag except lemon zest. Add zest
  and shake bag well. Seal and set aside until needed.

  Per Loaf:

  Sprinkle yeast over warm water and let foam for 5 minutes. Place
  2 cups of well shaken mix into a large bowl with the milk, butter
  and yeast mixture and beat with an electric mixer until well
  blended. Cover bowl and let mixture rise in a warm place for
  30 minutes. Then place two more cups of mix onto the surface of
  dough in bowl. Beat until well blended again with mixer or by hand.
  Place a little flour on work surface and mix in the raisins and
  currants. Incorporate this into the dough and knead until smooth
  and elastic, adding additional flour to make a fairly stiff but
  pliable dough. Place dough in a large greased bowl and turn to
  coat. Cover and let dough rise double in bulk, about 1 to 2 hours.
  Punch down and knead into a round loaf. Place on baking sheet and
  allow to rise double in bulk. Bake in a 350 F oven until done,
  about 50 minutes.

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