Polish Sweet Bread Recipe

• 1½ cups Milk
• 4 tbsp Butter
• 2 Eggs (beaten)
• ½ cup White Sugar
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 4 cups Bread Flour
• 3 tsp Active Dry Yeast
• 1 tsp Salt
  
  Crumb Topping
• ¼ cup White Sugar
• ¼ cup Brown Sugar
• 1/3 cup Bread Flour
• ¼ cup Butter
  
  For Brushing
• 1 Egg
• 1 tbsp Water

• Pour milk in a small saucepan and heat it until it starts bubbling.
• Remove from heat and add 4 tbsp butter. Stir until the butter has melted. Keep it aside until it cools to lukewarm.
• Pour the milk mixture into a large mixing bowl.
• Add eggs, white sugar, bread flour, yeast and salt. Mix well to form smooth dough.
• Cover the bowl with a towel and keep it aside for about 45 minutes until the dough has risen to twice its amount.
• Deflate the dough and turn it to a floured surface.
• Divide the dough into two equal pieces.
• Form each piece into a bread loaf.
• Lightly grease 2 9x5 inch loaf pans.
• Preheat oven to °F (175 °C).
• Place the loaves in the greased pans.
• Cover the pans with a damp cloth and allow them to rise in double, for about 40 minutes.
• To make the crumb topping, mix white sugar, brown sugar and flour in a small bowl.
• Add butter and mix to form coarse crumbs. Keep aside.
• Make the brushing by mixing egg and water.
• Brush the risen loaves with egg mixture.
• Sprinkle the crumb topping over the loaves.
• Bake the loaves for 30 minutes till they turn golden brown.