Houska Bohemian Christmas Bread Recipes
Traditional Czechoslovakian Christmas Bread. Serve with butter. Some people toast it, use jelly, or even butter and powdered sugar...depending upon local customs and family preference. It is a day-long project, but well worth the effort.
Recipe From allrecipes.com
Provided by Carol Ponec-Nemec
Categories Bread Yeast Bread Recipes
Time 5h30m
Yield 30
Number Of Ingredients 17
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