Easter Bread Ring

Name: Easter Bread Ring
Prep time: 3 h 5 min
Cook time: 3 h 5 min
Total time: 3 h 5 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 7 grams package active dry yeast; 1 teaspoons anise seed; 79 milliliters chopped blanched almonds; 2 Tbsps butter; 118 milliliters mixed candied fruit; 237 milliliters confectioners sugar; 2 eggs, room temperature; 710 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon salt; 2 Tbsps melted shortening; 3 Tbsps multicolored sprinkles (jimmies); 0 teaspoons vanilla extract; 59 milliliters white sugar; 1 Tbsp whole milk

Easter Bread Ring might be just the bread you are searching for. This recipe serves 8. One serving contains 418 calories, 8g of protein, and 11g of fat. This recipe covers 10% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of active yeast, eggs, shortening, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. Easter will be even more special with this recipe. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 3 hours and 5 minutes.

Instructions

Color the 5 eggs with egg dye. In a large mixing bowl, blend the white sugar, salt, and yeast well with 1 cup of the flour.

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Granulated Sugar

All Purpose Flour

Yeast

Egg

Salt

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Mixing Bowl

In a saucepan, combine 2/3 cup milk and butter, heating slowly until liquid is warm and butter is melted.

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Butter

Milk

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Sauce Pan

Pour the milk into the dry ingredients and beat 125 strokes with a wooden spoon.

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Milk

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Wooden Spoon

Add eggs and 1/2 cup flour or enough to make a thick batter. Beat vigorously for 2 minutes. Stir in enough flour to make a ball of dough that draws away from the sides of the bowl.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Egg

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Bowl

Turn out onto a floured board and knead for about 10 minutes, working in additional flour to overcome stickiness.

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All Purpose Flour

Place the dough in a greased bowl, turning to grease the top. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and put in a warm, draft-free place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.

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Dough

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Bowl

Meanwhile, combine the fruit, nuts, and anise seed.

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Anise

Fruit

Nuts

Punch down the dough and return it to a lightly floured board. Knead in the fruit mixture, keeping the syrupy pieces dusted with flour until they are worked into the dough. Divide the dough in half.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Fruit

Punch

Carefully roll each piece into a 24-inch rope--the fruit and nuts will make this slightly difficult. Loosely twist the two ropes together and form a ring on a greased baking sheet. Pinch the ends together well.

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Fruit

Nuts

Roll

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Baking Sheet

Brush the dough with melted shortening. Push aside the twist to make a place for each egg. Push eggs down carefully as far as possible. Cover the bread with wax paper and let rise in a warm, draft-free place until doubled in bulk, about 1 hour.

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Shortening

Bread

Dough

Egg

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Wax Paper

Bake the bread in a preheated 350 degree F (175 degrees C) oven for about 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in a twist comes out clean.

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Bread

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Oven

Place on a wire rack to cool.

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Wire Rack

Once the bread is cool, drizzle the icing on top between the eggs, and decorate with colored sprinkles. To make icing: mix together confectioners' sugar, 1 tablespoon whole milk, and vanilla.

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Powdered Sugar