Cheoreg (Gladys T.)

Description

5 lbs Gold Medal flour minus 1 cup
2-1/2 cups sugar
2 tsp. baking powder
2 tsp. mahleb
1 lb. melted margarine
2 Tbsp. Crisco
2 yeast cakes (3 if weather is cold)
dissolve in 1/2 cup warm water
2 cups warm milk
6 eggs

Mix dry ingredients together in large pan -
flour, sugar, baking powder, mahleb.

Melt margarine + Crisco + have milk at room
temperature. Pour in warm margarine.

Make hole in pan + pour warm margarine, milk
+ beaten eggs. Add dissolved yeast + mix well.

Knead dough 20 minutes + spread a little oil on top.
Place in warm oven overnite. Make braids + let
rest until double (1 hr.). Brush with eggs + bake
in 375 oven 10-12 min. 5 min. on bottom + 6 or 8 min.
on top shelf.

Makes about 90.