How To Make Braided Easter Egg Bread
Sweet braided dough is baked with eggs to make this festive easter egg bread recipe. For a more festive flair, you can dye the eggs in various colors.
Ingredients
- 2¼cupsall purpose flour,divided
- ¼cupwhite sugar
- 1tspsalt
- ¼ozactive dry yeast,(1 package)
- ⅔cupmilk
- 2tbspbutter
- 2eggs
- 5whole eggs,(dyed if desired)
- 2tbspbutter,melted
Instructions
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In a large bowl, combine 1 cup flour, sugar, salt and yeast; stir well. Combine milk and butter in a small saucepan; heat until milk is warm and butter is softened but not melted.
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Gradually add the milk and butter to the flour mixture; stirring constantly. Add two eggs and ½ cup flour; beat well.
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Add the remaining flour, ½ cup at a time, stirring well after each addition.
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When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for about 8 minutes until smooth and elastic.
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Lightly oil a large bowl, place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a damp cloth and let rise for about 1 hour in a warm place until doubled in volume.
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Deflate the dough and turn it out onto a lightly floured surface. Divide the dough into two equal size rounds; cover and let rest for 10 minutes.
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Roll each round into a long roll about 36 inches long and 1½ inches thick. Using the two long pieces of dough, form a loosely braided ring, leaving spaces for the five colored eggs.
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Seal the ends of the ring together and use your fingers to slide the eggs between the braids of dough.
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place loaf on a buttered baking sheet and cover loosely with a damp towel.
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Place loaf in a warm place and let rise for about 45 minutes until doubled in bulk. Brush risen loaf with melted butter.
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Bake in the preheated oven for about 30 minutes until golden brown.
Nutrition
- Calories: 217.72kcal
- Fat: 8.33g
- Saturated Fat: 4.21g
- Trans Fat: 0.20g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 2.48g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.90g
- Carbohydrates: 27.75g
- Fiber: 0.95g
- Sugar: 6.00g
- Protein: 7.53g
- Cholesterol: 125.81mg
- Sodium: 199.71mg
- Calcium: 41.17mg
- Potassium: 101.37mg
- Iron: 1.86mg
- Vitamin A: 94.49µg
- Vitamin C: 0.00mg
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