Ukrainian Babka - cooking recipe

Ingredients

7 lb. flour
3/4 lb. butter, melted
3 c. warm milk
2 1/2 c. sugar
2 boxes raisins
10 eggs
1 tsp. salt
1 pt. (8 oz.) sour cream
3 pkg. dry yeast

Preparation

Warm milk in large pot (not hot because yeast will not rise). Dissolve yeast in warm milk.
Add 4 cups flour; mix well.
Put in warm place.
Cover with towel; let rise for 2 hours.
Add sugar, eggs, sour cream and salt; mix again.
Add rest of flour, a little at a time, until flour is used.
Add melted butter and raisins. Keep kneading until the dough comes clean from your hands.
Cover again; put in warm place until it doubles in size.