INGREDIENTS配料：

·3/4 cup warm water
·1 unbeaten egg
·1/4 cup raisins
·1/4 cup chopped almonds
·1 teaspoon grated lemon rind
·1/2 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
·2-3 teaspoons milk

Method作法：

1)Dissolve yeast in water in large bowl.Add egg, raisins, almonds, lemon rind, and dry mix; stir well.

2)Let rise in warm place until double in bulk (45 minutes).Shape 2/3 of dough into a ball; place in well-greased 1-pound coffee can (can will be 1/2 full).

3)Shape remaining dough into ball; place in well-greased 16-ounce can. Cover; let rise until double in bulk (about 60 minutes).

4)Bake small loaf 30-35 minutes at 350°. Bake large loaf 35-40 minutes at 350°.

5)Combine confectioners' sugar, milk; dribble over warm cakes. Decorate with candies, candied cherries, almonds

6)Place one on top of other, or serve separately.

补充词汇：

raisin n. 葡萄干

almond n. [植]杏树, 杏仁, 杏仁壮物

rind n.外壳

sifted adj.筛选过的，经过滤的

confectioner n. 糖果制造人, 糖果店

yeast n. 酵母, 发酵粉

相关用法：：

1)grate V.磨碎

to grate the teeth 磨牙

Such expressions rather grate on me.这种说法对我很刺耳.

2）feast n. 节日, 盛宴 v.款待，赴宴，享受

feast one's friends 宴请朋友

a triumphal feast 庆功宴

3)tart n. 果馅饼, 小烘饼 adj.尖酸的，刻薄的

a tart apple 酸苹果

a tart reply to our letter 对我们函件尖刻的答复

4）flick v/n. 用鞭轻打, 轻轻拂去

flick the dust from one's shoes 从鞋子上轻轻拂去灰尘

give my horse a flick with the reins 用鞭子轻抽了一下我的马

5）bulk n. 大小, 体积, 大批

A bulk buy 大量购买

bulk transportation 散装运输

6)dribble v滴下，使淌（口水）

dribble away one's time 逐渐消磨时间

dribble at the mouth 口角流涎

He wiped a dribble of milk from his chin with a handkerchief. 他用手帕擦去淌在下巴上的一点牛奶。

CULTURE BACKGROUND 文化背景：

    In the older Russia Easter was a day of great feasting. On long tables were placed roasted pig and sausages and sweet tarts. And there was especially the Paskha of cheese and the Koulich, the latter a bread so delicate that pillows were put about the pan in which the dough was rising .so that it would not fall; anxious housewives kept husbands with heavy boots and flicking children out of the kitchen until the Koulich was safely out of the oven. Deep in the top of this cake were formed the letters "X V", the initials of the words meaning "Christ is risen."