Grandma Colleen's Easter Bread Recipe

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Category:	Category: Bread and Muffins

Ingredients:	Ingredients: 10 cups flour ½ cup butter melted 6 whole eggs + 1 yolk 3 tsp vanilla ½ cup oil 1½ cups sugar (dissolve in milk) 3 cups warm milk 1 tsp cinnamon 2 pkgs (2 tbsp) yeast in ½ cup warm water 1 tsp salt

Directions:	Directions: Dissolve yeast in warm water. Warm milk and dissolve sugar. Put the flour (8 cups) in a bowl. Add salt to the flour. Add yeast/milk mixtures. Work in. Beat eggs and add. Work in vanilla, melted butter, and cinnamon. Add remaining flour a little at a time 'til right consistency. Knead for roughly 10 minutes. Add oil in little bits at a time 'til worked in. Let rise for 2 hours. Punch down. Let rise again. Shape dough into any desired shapes (loaves, hot cross buns, braids, etc.). Put into pans. Let rise. Dough may be brushed with beaten egg yolk + water (1 tbsp) and sprinkled with sesame seeds before baking. Bake @ 350º for 40-45 minutes

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Grandma Colleen's Easter Bread Recipe

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