Baking · Breads & rolls

Italian Easter bread

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A traditional Italian Easter recipe, the sweetened bread dough is shaped into a wreath and then dyed eggs are laid on to it before baking. The eggs are a symbolic representation of Easter as a celebration of rebirth and hope.

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Details

Difficulty: Medium
Prep: 30 min
Active: 30 min
Cook: 230 min
Total: 230 min
Yield: 6 pieces

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Category: Baking Breads & rolls
Time: Over 1 hour
Difficulty: Medium

Ingredients

Metric US

unsalted butter: 40 g
milk: 210 g
dried instant yeast: 1.5 tsp
white sugar: 100 g
baker's flour: 450 g
sea salt: 0.5 tsp
whole egg: 7
natural food colouring of choice: natural food colouring of choice
egg yolk: 1
nib sugar: nib sugar

Nutritionper portion

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Protein: 19.4 g
Energy: 2,129.7 kJ
Calories: 509 kcal
Fat: 15.9 g
Fibre: 2.2 g
Carbohydrates: 71.9 g

Cookidoo® details

Categories: Baking - sweet, Breads and rolls
Dish types: Bread
Dietary: Nut Free
Cuisines: Italian
Occasions: Easter, Party
Seasons: Autumn
Equipment: baking paper, baking tray, bowl, food safe paint brush, large bowl, oven, pastry brush, silicone bread mat, thermomix® sensor, wire rack
Collections: Easter around the world, Thermomix® Sensor (Bread, cakes and more)
Original tags: nut free, Italian, autumn, Easter, gift, party

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