Thick Yeast Cake

Ingredients

• 1000 gWheat flour
• 395 gButter
• 145 gSugar
• 9 pcsEgg
• 500 mlMilk
• 250 gRaisin
• 48 gYeast
• 2 gNutmeg

Instructions

1. 1

   Preparation

   • Cream the butter (375 g).
   • Add the sugar (125 g) and grated nutmeg (about 2 g) and mix well.
   • Beat in the eggs (9) one by one until smooth.
2. 2

   Make the dough

   • Put the flour (1 000 g) into a large bowl.
   • Mix the lukewarm milk (500 ml) with the fresh yeast (48 g).
   • Alternately add flour and the milk-yeast mixture to the butter mixture and knead to a smooth dough.
   • Finally fold in the raisins (250 g).
3. 3

   Proof & bake

   • Place the dough in a greased baking pan and let rise in a warm place until visibly puffed (about 45–60 minutes).
   • Bake in a preheated oven at high heat (about 200 °C top/bottom heat) for 30 minutes.
   • Brush with melted butter (20 g), sprinkle with sugar (20 g) and return to the oven for 5–10 minutes until shiny and slightly caramelized.
   • Cool on a wire rack.