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ITALIAN EASTER BREAD

Italian Easter Bread is soft sweet braided bread  with an Easter egg  baked in the middle.

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Ingredients:

– 1 package instant yeast – 1 ¼ cups warm milk – Pinch of salt – ⅓ cup butter  – 2 eggs  – ½ cup sugar – 3 ½ to 4 ½ cups flour – egg wash (1 egg, beaten with 1 teaspoon of water) – 6 dyed , uncooked, Easter eggs – Sprinkles

This recipe for Easter bread yields six small braided bread loaves with an egg in the middle of each nest.

HOW TO MAKE ITALIAN EASTER BREAD

1

COMBINE INGREDIENTS

Mix ingredients together in a bowl until a dough forms. Knead until smooth, let the dough rise for 1 hour then roll into ropes and twist to form a braid.

2

FINAL STEPS

When the dough is ready brush wreaths with egg wash and decorate with sprinkles. Lastly place a raw dyed egg in the center of each nest and bake in the oven.

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