Baska (Easter Bread) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 pkg. yeast
1/4 c. warm water
1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. sugar
1 c. butter, melted
2 c. potato water
1 c. sugar
12 egg yolks
1/2 c. sweet cream
1/2 tsp. ground anise or 10 drops anise flavoring
2 c. raisins
9 to 10 c. unsifted flour (or enough to make a soft dough)

Preparation

Dissolve yeast in warm water to which salt and 1 teaspoon sugar has been added.
Melt butter.
Add potato water, 1 cup sugar and egg yolks.
Mix and then add yeast mixture plus cream, ground anise (or anise flavoring), raisins and unsifted flour to make a soft dough.
Let rise.
Work down 3 times.