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Easter Bread..........Mom (Fran) Pappa

 

Ingredients:                                                     1/2 recipe:                         
 
3 packages active dry yeast                          1 Tbl. + 3/8 tsp. active dry yeast
1 doz. eggs - beat well                                   6 eggs - beat well
1 Tbl. anise extract                                        1 1/2 tsp. anise extract
1 Tbl. orange extract                                     1 1/2 tsp. orange extract
1 Tbl. lemon extract                                       1 1/2 tsp. lemon extract
1 Tbl. rum extract                                          1 1/2 tsp. rum extract
1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract                                3/4 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 cup vegetable oil                                     1/8 cup vegetable oil
1 1/4 cup sugar                                              1/2 cup + 1/8 cup cup sugar
1/2 tsp. salt                                                    1/4 tsp. salt
11 - 12 cups flour                                           5 - 6 cups flour
confectioners sugar
                                     3/4 cup confectioners sugar    

milk                                                                 milk

Karo light corn syrup                                    Karo light corn syrup                                

2 jars sprinkles                                      1 jar sprinkles     

 

Instructions:

Yeast:

Add 1 cup warm water to the yeast in a large bowl.

Add either flour or sugar to the yeast mixture. whichever works best for you.

-------If adding sugar, add 1 1/2 tsp. (3/4 tsp. for 1/2 recipe) then stir.

-------If adding flour, add enough to make it like a pancake batter.

Cover with a towel and set aside for about 1/2 hour.

 

Bread:

Combine eggs, extracts, vegetable oil, sugar and salt, mix well.
Add about 2 cups (1 cup for 1/2 recipe) of flour to mixture - stir in.
Add yeast.
Add remaining flour slowly to yeast mixture.
Knead dough 5-10 minutes.
Place dough in greased bowl.
Cover bowl with wax paper and towel and let rise 1 - 1 1/2 hours.
Punch down dough in bowl.

Grease and lightly flour the pans you will use for baking the bread.
Cut dough into loaves to fit your loaf or Bundt pans. I use 9.25 x 5.25 x 2.75 pans.
Cover pans with wax paper and towel. Let rise until double. (1 hour).
Bake at 350 degrees for 30-40 minutes testing with cake tester.
Ice with plain icing.
Sprinkle with sprinkles.

 
For icing - each loaf:
 

1 cup confectioners sugar

1 Tbl. milk

2 tsp. Karo light corn syrup

1/4 tsp. vanilla extract

 

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