Easter Bread(Pascha) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 c. creamed cottage cheese
4 Tbsp. sugar
1 Tbsp. butter
1 tsp. salt
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1 pkg. quick rising dry yeast
2 eggs
2 1/2 c. flour
1 c. golden raisins

Preparation

Heat cottage cheese to lukewarm.
Add butter and eggs and mix together.
Combine dry yeast with flour, sugar, salt and baking soda.
Add flour mixture slowly to cottage cheese mix, beating well after each addition until dough is stiff.
Dust raisins with flour; add to flour mixture.
Cover bowl with a towel and let rise in a warm spot about 1 hour until doubled.
Punch down and turn into a well-greased 1 1/2-quart casserole.
Let rise again 40 minutes. Bake at 350\u00b0 for 40 to 50 minutes.
Brush with soft butter. Sprinkle with a few pinches of salt.
Cool 10 minutes in pan; complete cooling on a rack.