I like making desserts for the holidays. That’s not a secret. But sometimes I just can’t eat anymore sweets. This was one of those months. So when I went looking for Easter recipes I didn’t go right to the desserts. I still wanted something fun but I wanted it to be more savory.
I found the perfect Easter bread. I actually made something similar two years ago but this one was neat because it was individual sized. The bread is similiar to Challah bread in that it uses butter, eggs, and some sugar. I think it adds a little more sugar then traditional bread, but it’s so good.
The cool thing is that you have to dye raw eggs for this recipe. After they are dyed you place them in the dough. Then you brush the dough with egg wash, sprinkle on some colorful sprinkles, and bake! When the loaves come out each braided bread has a colored hard boiled egg baked right in the middle of it!
The braided breads are a little big for one person so what I did was give one to each couple. They could enjoy their bread and share the egg if they wanted. It is a slightly sweet bread and is awesome with either honey butter or just regular butter. It is super tender and tastes amazing.
Individual Braided Easter Bread
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Prep time
2 hours 40 mins
Cook time
25 mins
Total time
3 hours 5 mins
A slightly sweet egg bread that is braided, pulled into a circle, and cooked with a colored egg in the middle of it!
Author: Heather Lynne
Recipe type: Bread
Serves: 6 individual loaves
Ingredients
1 packet of instant yeast
1¼ c. warm milk
1 t. salt
⅓ c. butter, at room temperature
2 eggs
⅓ c. sugar
3½-4½ c. flour
egg wash (1 egg beaten with 1 teaspoon of water)
6 uncooked Easter eggs, dyed
Sprinkles
Instructions
Mix together the yeast, milk, salt, butter, eggs, and sugar in a large mixing bowl. Add two cups of flour and beat until smooth.
Continue to add the remaining flour just until a dough forms. Knead the dough until it is smooth and elastic, about 5-7 minutes. Add more dough as needed.
Transfer to an oiled bowl, turning once to coat both sides.
Place a tea towel on top of the bowl and allow it to rise for 1-1½ hours. or until doubled.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicone liners.
Punch down the dough and divide into 12 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a 14 inch rope.
Twist two of the ropes together to form a braid. Place the ends together and pinch to form a circle. Repeat with remaining dough ropes. Place the circle bread on the lined baking sheet. Cover with a tea towel and allow to rise 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Brush the tops of the bread with egg wash. Sprinkl with the sprinkles.
Place one decorated egg in the center of each dough. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until the bread is golden brown. Remove from oven and cool on a wire rack.
Notes
Recipe from Seeded at the Table
3.2.2925
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Here’s our International Easter/Passover/Spring Bread Basket, in alphabetical order:
Armenian Choereg by Chef Mireille’s East West Realm
Bacci’s Bread by A Day in the Life on the Farm
Bobka – Polish Easter Bread by Seduction in the Kitchen
Bread Stuffed with Guava Jam by Basic N Delicious
Casatiello by Culinary Adventures with Camilla
Colomba Pasquale (Easter Dove Bread) by Cook’s Hideout
Cornish Saffron Bread by Pastry Chef Online
Folar (Portuguese Easter Bread) by Passion Kneaded
Hot Cross Buns by En la Cocina de Caro
Hornazo – Spanish Easter Bread by Ruchik Randhap
Hungarian Egg Twist by Hostess at Heart
Hungarian White Bread by Magnolia Days
Individual Italian Easter Breads by Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
Italian Easter Bread by La Cocina de Aisha
Kulich by That’s My Home
Lambropsomo – Greek Easter Bread by Spice Roots
Lithuanian Easter Bread by My Catholic Kitchen
Matzo by A Shaggy Dough Story
Mennonite Paska by Food Lust People Love
Pääsiäisleipä – Finnish Easter Bread by Bakers and Best
Pane di Pasqua – Italian Easter Bread by Karen’s Kitchen Stories
Spring Sweet Bread by cooking club
Strawberry Fritters by Cindy’s Recipes and Writings
Tsoureki (Greek Easter Bread) by Simply Veggies
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