Makes: Shape into loaves and let rise again until double. Bake at 225 degrees F about 2 hours.
Ingredients
1 cup fat
1 cup lukewarm water
1 to 2 tablespoons anise powder
2 cups scalded milk
2 cups water
2 pounds currants
2 pounds dried pears
2 teaspoons cinnamon
3 cups granulated sugar
3 packages active dry yeast
3 pounds raisins
4 teaspoons salt
Flour
How To Make Pear bread
Easy Recipe Directions:
Combine scalded milk, sugar, salt, fat and water. Cool to lukewarm. Soften yeast in the lukewarm water. Stir in the yeast and enough flour to make a sponge dough. Add the fruit and enough flour to make a dough that will not stick to the board. Put into a bowl and let rise until double.
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