Braided Easter Bread

amanda April 13, 2017

Happy Easter to Everyone! It’s another meaningful and awesome holiday to celebrate with family. I am more than happy to share this recipe I have done this week and it turn out fantastic!

I started by dyeing my eggs a day before by using food coloring. It is actually very easy.

  1. Boil the eggs – Wash the eggs carefully. Place the eggs into a pot of water just enough to cover them. Bring the water to a boil for 1 minute. Leave it with a lid on for 13 minutes.
  2. Cool the eggs – Cool the egg completely under cold water.
  3. Cover the counter – Use news paper to cover the working surface or kitchen counter to prevent color stain.
  4. Make Food Color – In seperate bowls/cups, add boil water (enough to cover eggs), 1tbsp vinegar, and food colors. The amount of food color depends on how much you’d like. (I use about 6 drops of soft gel paste food coloring.) Leave the eggs in the colored water for about 5 minutes. Also depends on desired color.
  5. Dry & Polish – Dry the eggs on a paper towl and wipe with a little vegetable oil. Done!

PORTION

6 bread

COOKING TIME

Cooking: 20 mins

INGREDIENTS

  • 2 1/4 tsp yeast
  • 1 1/4 cups warm milk
  • Pinch of salt
  • 75g butter (room temperature)
  • 2 eggs beaten
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 4 to 4 1/2 cups flour
  • Pinch of orange zest
  • Egg wash (1 egg+ 1tsp water)
  • 6 dyed Easter eggs (Instruction on top)
  • Sesame

PROCEDURE

  1. In a standing mixer with paddle attachment, mix together yeast, milk, salt, butter, eggs, sugar on low speed. Add in 2 cups of flour by adding 1/2 cup at a time.
  2. Change paddle attachment to dough hook and add in the remaining flour until a dough forms.
  3. Transfer the dough into a lightly flour surface and knead the dough until elastic by hand. Place the dough into a oiled bowl and coat the dough with oil with a brush. Cover with plastic wrap and let it rise in a warm place for 1 hour until double in size.
  4. Bring the dough on the working surface and punch to release the extra gas. Divide the dough into 12 small pieces then roll them into a long rope shape.
  5. Pinch the one end of 2 ropes and start twisting to form a braid and pinch the other end. Join together 2 ends to form a circle.
  6. Bring the braided circle on a baking sheet with parchment paper. Rest for 1 hour.
  7. Brush the braid with egg wash. Sprinkle sesame on top. Place easter egg in the center. Bake in the oven at 170°C for 20 minutes.
  8. Let cool and enjoy!