Butter, lard, margarine dissolve in a water bath. Add milk with dissolved in it with yeast, whipped with sugar eggs, sour cream, raisins, salt, vanilla. Sift the flour and knead the dough.

The batter should be cool enough with flour to overdo it don't be afraid. Knead until then, until it ceases to stick to hands. Sent the dough to rest for an hour in a warm quiet place under a clean towel. That's what the lush dough.

Again knead well and detachable third. A smaller part will go to the decoration of our loaf. From more form a ball and put into the form. From the remaining piece detachable half, roll sausage, cut along and weaves a braid, which lay over the loaf.

Well, now your imagination run wild, friends! Of the remaining dough moulded decoration. I decorated with roses on the technology of food boy Martucci, http://www.povarenok.ru/recipes/show/40745/, for which many thanks to her!!! And leaves. Allow to rise for 20 minutes. During this time, our duhovochku warms up to 170 degrees. Lubricates the beaten egg and in the oven! Approximately 40 minutes. The first 20 minutes the oven door won't open!!! And the flavors-what....

And here are the fruits of our labors in all its glory!

While camera went, someone had a tea party with roses, and was caught at the crime scene, but showed no remorse)))

Help yourself, dear Cooks!