Braided Easter Egg Bread

Name: Braided Easter Egg Bread
Prep time: 3 h 25 min
Cook time: 3 h 25 min
Total time: 3 h 25 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Jewish
Ingredients: 7 grams package active dry yeast; 2 Tbsps butter, melted; 2 eggs; 591 milliliters all-purpose flour, divided; 158 milliliters milk; 1 teaspoon salt; 59 milliliters white sugar

You can never have too many Jewish recipes, so give Braided Easter Egg Bread It works well as a bread. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Hanukkah. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 3 hours and 25 minutes. If you have flour, milk, sugar, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

In a large bowl, combine 1 cup flour, sugar, salt and yeast; stir well.

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All Purpose Flour

Sugar

Yeast

Salt

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Combine milk and butter in a small saucepan; heat until milk is warm and butter is softened but not melted.

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Butter

Milk

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Gradually add the milk and butter to the flour mixture; stirring constantly.

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Butter

All Purpose Flour

Milk

Add two eggs and 1/2 cup flour; beat well.

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All Purpose Flour

Egg

Add the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring well after each addition. When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

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 in a warm place until doubled in volume, about 1 hour.

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Dough

Cooking Oil

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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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Dough

Roll each round into a long roll about 36 inches long and 1 1/2 inches thick. Using the two long pieces of dough, form a loosely braided ring, leaving spaces for the five colored eggs. Seal the ends of the ring together and use your fingers to slide the eggs between the braids of dough.

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Egg

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