Italian Christmas Bread

Ingredients

240 ml warm water
2 packages dry yeast
100 gr sugar
6 gr salt
1 stick
6 eggs
1 egg
750 gr sifted
170 gr raisins
14 gr butter
30 ml water
26 gr sugar
100 gr sugar
110 gr butter
375 gr flour
8 springform with
4 slices buttered brown paper
1 melted

Instructions

butter. Cover with towel; let rise in warm place, free from drafts, until more than double in bulk, about 2 hours. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. With a sharp knife, cut deep cross on top of bread. Brush with egg white combined with 2 Tablespoon water. Bake 30 minutes. Remove bread form oven. Brush again with egg white mixture and sprinkle with sugar. Continue baking 30 minutes longer or until golden brown. Remove from pan; cool on rack. Makes 1 loaf.