Italian Easter Bread

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This affluent saccharine breadstuff tin beryllium recovered successful Brooklyn's Italian pastry shops astatine the commencement of Lent. They adhd brightly colored eggs to the shaped dough earlier baking, but consciousness escaped to omit them -- oregon usage the beauteous airy bluish and brownish eggs disposable astatine immoderate farmers markets.

The dough needs to emergence archetypal for astir 1 1/2 hours, and a 2nd clip for astir 35 minutes. Wrapped successful parchment paper, the breadstuff volition enactment brushed for 2 to 3 days. (If you added full eggs for decoration, region them and refrigerate; re-seat them earlier serving). Stale leftovers marque a bully basal for breadstuff pudding; conscionable scrape disconnected immoderate remaining nonpareils.

Adapted from Jennifer Perillo, who blogs astatine InJenniesKitchen.com.

Ingredients

measuring cup

Servings: 10-12

16 tablespoons (2 sticks) unsalted butter, astatine a chill country temperature, positive much for greasing the bowl
4 teaspoons progressive adust yeast
1 cupful scalded regular oregon low-fat milk, cooled to 110 degrees
1/2 cupful sugar
4 ample ovum yolks, positive 1 ample ovum achromatic beaten with a splash of acold water
1 spoon citrus extract
6 cups flour
1 spoon kosher salt
4 ample to 6 ample colorful eggs, for decoration (optional, spot headnote)
1/4 cupful elemental syrup, for glazing (see NOTE)
Multi-colored nonpareils, for garnish

Nutritional Facts

Per serving (based connected 12, utilizing low-fat milk)

Calories
440
Fat
18 g
Saturated Fat
11 g
Carbohydrates
61 g
Sodium
180 mg
Cholesterol
110 mg
Protein
9 g
Fiber
2 g
Sugar
12 g

This investigation is an estimation based connected disposable ingredients and this preparation. It should not substitute for a dietitian’s oregon nutritionist’s advice.

Adapted from Jennifer Perillo, who blogs astatine InJenniesKitchen.com.

Tested by Bonnie S. Benwick.

Published April 18, 2011

Updated March 13, 2026