Christmas Bread - cooking recipe

Ingredients

4 c. flour
1/4 lb. butter
2 eggs, well beaten
1 pkg. yeast
1 c. chopped nuts (I use pecans)
3/4 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. milk
1 c. raisins
1 medium potato, cooked well and mashed
1/2 lb. each: candied cherries and pineapple

Preparation

Sift flour, sugar and salt together, then add the eggs (well beaten), then the yeast dissolved in warm water, then the potato and mix the whole with the milk which has been warmed and the vanilla.
When it is well mixed, add the melted butter and mix well.
Finally add the flour mixture and nuts.
(If you reserve part of the flour to stir into this fruit and nut mixture, it will more easily mix evenly into the dough.)
Cover and let rise until double in bulk.
Divide into 2 or 3 bread pans (depending on size of pans).
Let rise again and bake in a moderate oven (around 325\u00b0 to 350\u00b0) for about 45 minutes.
Cool in the pans on racks for about 5 minutes.
Remove from pans and set loaves on racks to cool thoroughly before storing.