Eggs recipes

Easter bread dough recipes

Easter bread dough

2    cups scalded milk

1    tbsp. salt

4    beaten eggs

1/3  cup warm water

1    cup sugar

1/2  cup butter

3    pkgs. dry yeast

8    cups sifted flour

raisins, nuts, cherries or pastry

filling, optional.

Combine scalded milk with sugar, salt and

butter.  Cool to lukewarm.  Add eggs and yeast

which has been dissolved in warm water.

Gradually add flour, beating with mixer.  When

dough becomes too thick for mixer, add

remaining flour by hand to form a dough that

is soft and pliable.  Knead about 8-10 minutes.

Place dough in well greased bowl.  Turn over

once to bring the greased side up.  Cover and

let rise until double.  Plunge fist into dough

and fold edges over.  Then mold your loaves,

add your ingredients of choice, put into well

greased bread pans and let rise until double.

Bake 25-30 minutes in 400 degree oven or until

crust is deep golden brown.  This bread will

be brown on outside and spring yellow inside.

If you desire to have a roll instead of a loaf,

after you plunge the dough down, instead of

forming loaves, pat or roll the dough on a

floured board and spread filling of your choice

on whole roll up to within 1 inch of edges.

Roll jelly roll fashion, put on greased cookie

sheet, let rise to double and bake at 375 degrees

for about 20-25 minutes.