Polish Sweet Bread

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups milk
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 4 cups bread flour
• 3 teaspoons active dry yeast
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 1/3 cup bread flour
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 egg
• 1 tablespoon water

Directions

Warm the milk in a small saucepan until it bubbles, then remove from heat. Mix in the 4 tablespoons butter; stir until melted. Let cool until lukewarm.

Pour milk mixture into bread machine pan. Add 2 eggs, 1/2 cup sugar, vanilla extract, 4 cups bread flour, yeast and salt. Choose Dough setting; press start.

When dough is finished mixing, leave it in the bread machine pan and cover with a towel. Let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes.

Deflate the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide the dough into two equal pieces and form into loaves. Place the loaves into two lightly greased 9×5 inch loaf pans. Cover the loaves with a damp cloth and let rise until doubled in volume, about 40 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

In a small bowl, combine 1/4 cup sugar, 1/4 brown sugar and 1/3 cup flour. Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs; set aside. In a separate bowl, beat together 1 egg and 1 tablespoon water.

Brush loaves of risen bread with the egg wash and then sprinkle on crumb topping. Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes, until golden brown.