{"id":41975,"date":"2016-03-22T18:08:56","date_gmt":"2016-03-23T00:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/natashaskitchen.com\/?p=41975"},"modified":"2018-04-08T19:08:46","modified_gmt":"2018-04-09T01:08:46","slug":"easter-breads-recipe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/natashaskitchen.com\/easter-breads-recipe\/","title":{"rendered":"Easter Breads Recipe"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This Easter Breads recipe produces a billowy soft, beautifully golden and lightly sweet bun with a\u00a0perfectly cooked egg. And the ingredients here are so simple. My baby girl loved munching on her Easter bun :).<\/p>\n

Easter breads are a wonderful way to share the real story of\u00a0Easter. This recipe was shared with me 6 or 7 years ago by Annie, a fellow nursing school student. I remember when she first gave me one of these Easter Breads\u00a0and explained how the cross symbolizes the crucifixion and Christ’s\u00a0sacrifice, the bread symbolizes the tomb and the white egg symbolizes the resurrection and our new life in the Lord. Isn’t that awesome? I hope you make these for someone and share the best news in the world with them :).<\/p>\n

Ingredients for Easter Breads:<\/h2>\n

2 envelopes (1 1\/2 Tbsp or\u00a015 grams) active dry yeast – I used Red Star brand
\n1 1\/2 cups very warm milk (I used whole milk)
\n1 cup (200 grams) granulated sugar + 1 tsp (5 grams)
\n1\/2 cup (8 Tbsp) unsalted butter, softened
\n1 tsp (5 grams) salt
\n3 large eggs, well beaten
\n7 cups (875 grams) unsifted, all-purpose four, *measured correctly<\/a>
\n12 large white eggs, room temp, uncooked with shell-on
\n1 large egg
\n1 tsp water<\/p>\n

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*To measure flour correctly, spoon it into your measuring cup and scrape off the top
\n**You don’t have to have a mixer\u00a0for this recipe. It is ok to\u00a0mix and knead by hand.\u00a0If kneading by hand, turn out onto a lightly floured surface and use just enough flour to keep from sticking to your hands.<\/p>\n

*Watch our easy video tutorial <\/em><\/a>on how to measure correctly<\/p>\n

How to Make Easter Breads:<\/h2>\n

1. Pour 1\/2 cup warm milk (heated 30 seconds in the microwave) into a small\u00a0bowl. Add 1 tsp sugar and sprinkle yeast over the top. Stir and let sit\u00a0until bubbly (10 minutes).<\/p>\n

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2. In the bowl of your stand mixer<\/a>, combine 1 cup very warm milk (heated 1 min in micro), with 1 cup sugar, 1 tsp salt and 8 Tbsp softened butter. Stir until most of the butter is melted. Note: If your butter isn’t melting because it was too cold or you let your milk cool, no prob – just set the bowl over a very warm water bath\u00a0and stir.<\/em><\/p>\n

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3.\u00a0Stir in 3 beaten eggs, then proofed\u00a0yeast mixture. Using the dough hook, beat in 7 cups flour (measured correctly – see above)<\/em>, one cup at a time until a soft dough forms\u00a0then knead 8-12 minutes. Dough will be smooth, elastic, a little sticky to the touch and to the bowl but will not stick to your dry fingers.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. Transfer dough to a large buttered bowl and turn it once so the surface of dough is buttered. Cover with tea towel and let proof in a warm draft-free place until doubled. I set it in a warm 100\u02da oven for 1 1\/2 hours.\u00a0Punch dough down.<\/p>\n

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5. Turn dough onto lightly floured surface and divide into 14 pieces. Form 12 round buns, about 3\/4″ thick, spacing\u00a0them out onto 2 large buttered baking sheets<\/a> or you can use a large 3\/4 sheet to fit all of them. Press down the center of each bun with a tablespoon to make a hollow and gently press an egg into each hollow.<\/p>\n

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6. Shape remaining dough into two\u00a0long thin rolls about 13″ long. Cut each into 12 pieces\u00a0and shape each one into a very thin strip about 6″ long. Form a cross with\u00a0two 6″ long pieces over each egg, tucking the tails under each egg.<\/p>\n

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7. Just before baking, beat 1 egg with 1 tsp water then generously brush the bun and carefully brush the cross (the egg is\u00a0prettier if it’s not splattered with egg wash). Bake at 375\u02daF in the center of the oven for 18-20 minutes (mine took 20 minutes for the eggs to fully cook through).<\/p>\n

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These are best enjoyed and shared the day you make them. We refrigerate leftovers because of the egg. Enjoy and have a happy Easter!<\/p>\n

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