9 1/2 lbs. (approx.) flour
16 eggs
Maxlepe - little in palm of hand, put in little baggie & crush with rolling pin
1 lb. butter, melted
4 1/2 c. sugar
5 pack yeast in 4 c. hot water from spigot
Dissolve in water 2 tsp. salt (put in yeast)
3 c. warm milk
3 heaping tbsp. Crisco, melted

Stir eggs, then add sugar and stir. Add yeast, salt and butter, Maxlepe. Add milk and Crisco and stir well. Then add flour until it doesn't stick to your fingers. It should be a little sticky.

Cover and rise in a warm place. Let it rise about 4 hours, knead it again and put in greased pans to rise again until double in size. When ready to bake, rub tops with mixture of 2 eggs and water. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.

Bake at 325 degrees for 1/2 hour to 35 minutes until nice and brown. Makes approximately 14 loaves. Round aluminum cake pans, 8 1/4 inch diameter x 7 5/8 inches. Cut in 14 parts each part make five to a pan. If you make 1/2 recipe use 3 yeast packs.