Easter Kulick with Paska

Directions

*** Bread ***

Dissolve yeast in warm water.

Stir in milk, sugar, eggs, shortening, 2/ cups flour, raisins, almonds and vanilla.

Beat until smooth with electric mixer.

Mix in enough flour remaining flour to make dough easy to handle.

Turn out on a lightly floured board and knead adding remaining flour until smooth and elestic, about 5 minutes.

Cover with saran wrap and let rest 20 minutes.

Divide in half and let rise about 1/ hours until double.

Place each half in a well greased 1-lb coffee can.

Let rise to top of cans (about 40 minutes).

Preheat oven to 375℉ (190℃). Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until brown.

Remove and drizzle with frosting mixture while still warm and serve with Paska.

*** Frosting ***

Mix all ingredients together.

*** Paska ***

Mix the butter and sugar together until smooth.

Add remaining ingredients, mixing well.

Put in a cheese cloth to drain out liquid (about 3 hours), using a weight.

Remove from cloth and refrigerate.