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Eater Egg Bread
Ingredients
- 5 eggs dyed with food coloring(5diff colors)
- 2 packages active dry yeast
- 1 cup warm water(110 to115 F) divided 1/2 &1/2
- 1 1/2 cups of flour
- 3/4 cup shortening
- 2 TBS lemon juice
- 1 TBS lemon zest
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 Tsp salt
- 2 eggs
- 1 egg white
- 4 3/4 cups flour, sifted
- 1 egg yolk
- 2 TBS milk
- multi colored candies
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Directions
- lightly grease a 15 1/2 X 12 in backing sheet
- Dip in food dies to color( following instructions on the package) and set aside 5 eggs (uncooked)
- Soften 2 packages active dry yeast in 1/2 cup of warm water(110-115F) Let yeast stand 5 to 10 minutes.
- Meanwhile in a large bowl pour in 1/2 cup warm water; blend 1 1/2 cups of flour
- Stir softened yeast, and add to flour water mixture, mixing well. Beat until very smooth. Cover bowl with waxed paper and towel and let stand in warm place (about 80 G for 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
- Cream until shortening is softened:shortening, lemon juice, and lemon zest.
- add gradually, creaming until fluffy after each addition of mixture of the sugar and salt.
- Beat until think and piled softly the 2 eggs and one egg white. (put yolk aside)
- Add beaten eggs in thirds to sugar mixture beating thoroughly after each addition. Add yeast mixture, mixing well.
- measure 4 1/2 to 4 3/4 cups sifted flour. Add about one half the flour to the yeast mixture and beat until very smooth.
- Mix in enough of the remaining flour to make a soft dough. Knead on a floured surface.
- Select a deep bowl just large enough for the dough to double. Shape the dough into a smooth ball and place into a greased bowl.(olive oil) Turn the dough over to bring the greased surface to the top. Cover the bowl with waxed paper and towel and let dough rise until double (about 1 1/2 to 2 hours)
- Punch Down with your fist. Divide the dough into two equal balls. let stand for 10 minutes.
- Roll Each ball out into a long roll about 36 inches long and 1 to 1 1/2 inches think. Using the two long pieces of dough form a loosely braided ring, leaving spaces for the five colored eggs. Place on prepared backing sheet. Place the colored eggs into the spaces of the braid. cover loosely with a towel.
- Set dough aside in warm place until doubled.
- Bake at 350 for 10 minutes. After the 10 minutes brush the bread with a mixture of 1 egg yolk and 1 TBS of milk.
- Sprinkle with multi-colored candies.
- Bake 40-45 minutes or more or until bread is golden brown.
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