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Grammy Lina's Easter Bread Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1/4 cup + 3 Tbsp of Sugar
2 1/4 cup of Milk (warm)
4 pkg yeast
9 cups flour
1/2 tsp salt
3/4 cup + 2 tbsp of butter
2 eggs
Zest of 1 lemon and 1 orange
2 cups raisins
1 1/2 tbsp rum
citron
Directions:
Directions:
Stir 2 tsp sugar into warm milk and sprinkle yeast. Let it stand 5 minutes then stir gently.
Sift flour and salt into large bowl.
Melt butter and let cool.
lightly beat butter, eggs and zest into yeast mixture.
Pour into flour, mix, knead 5-10 minutes.

Place the dough in a greased bowl and turn it over once to coat the top. Cover with plastic wrap and allow the dough to rise in a warm place, about 1 hour (or 1 hour 30 minutes to raise). - Grammy's recipe ended here. Follow below to finish & bake. Good Luck!

Gently deflate the dough with a fist. Turn it out onto a floured work surface and pat it down slightly so that the dough has an even thickness. Cut the dough into 12 even pieces. Roll each piece to form a 1-inch thick rope about 14 inches in length. Take two lengths and twist them together; loop the twist into a circle and pinch the ends together. Place the circle onto parchment lined baking sheets. Cover the loaves with plastic wrap and let rise again for 1 hour, or until doubled.
Preheat the oven to 350F.
Combine the egg and 1 teaspoon water in a small condiment cup. Using a pastry brush, lightly coat the loaves with the mixture. Sprinkle on the nonpareils and gently place a dyed egg in the middle of each loaf. Bake for 20 minutes, or until the bread is golden and fragrant. Let cool until warm, if patience allows.

 

 

 

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