Grammies Easter Bread

Makes 3 loaves of bread,

3 Kalachas & 1 longosha (cabbage pie) & 1 portion of Babalki or 8 loaves of bread
5 lbs of unbleached flour in very large bowl or soup pot (put oven on warm for 15 minutes shut off & put pot in (covered) for 1 hour before starting, to warm flour)
Cut in 1 stick of butter or marg. into flour.

In large glass bowl disolve 3 pkg of yeast(3 tblsps dry loose) in 1 cup warm water, beat in 3 room temperature eggs, scald 2 cans evaporated milk, cool slightly, add 2 cups water, mix all together with eggs & yeast, add 8 tblsp Honey, 2 tblsp sugar, & 1 tblsp salt, to yeast mixture(optional a little yellow food color), let bubble. Slowly add to warm flour, knead for 15 minutes. put into a large oiled bowl, cover with saran wrap let rise in that same warm oven till double in size. Punch it down, put back in bowl let rise again. Punch down work dough, should be smooth & elastic. Cut with knife into 8 buns. Grease loaf pans. Shape 3 into loaves put into loaf pans. slash top with knife let rise in warm place till double. Brush with 1 beaten egg. Bake 400 degrees for 30 minutes. When done rub butter all over loaf to keep it soft. Wrap in plastic bag to store. (the beaten egg brushed on the dough before cooking makes everything look shiney & brown like it was varnished & new) (the butter rubbed on after cooking keeps the crust soft to cut easier)