Joyce’s Fantastic Lemon Easter Bread

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Description

This recipe was developed by my good friend, Joyce. It was written for a bread machine, but I’m sure it could be adapted. Light bread with a wonderful lemon flavor! Try toasted…Yum!

Ingredients

  • ¾ cup warm water (100 degrees F/38 degrees C)
  • 2 tablespoons warm water (100 degrees F/38 degrees C)
  • 2 tablespoons butter, softened
  • 2 eggs at room temperature
  • 2 tablespoons lemon extract
  • 3 ½ cups bread flour
  • ½ cup white sugar
  • 1 tablespoon active dry yeast

Instructions

  1. Pour both amounts of warm water into a bread machine and add butter
  2. eggs
  3. lemon extract
  4. bread flour
  5. sugar
  6. and yeast in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select dough setting and start the machine.
  7. Grease 3 8-inch round cake pans.
  8. Remove dough when cycle is finished; cut dough into 3 equal-sized pieces. Roll each piece into a ball and place into a prepared cake pan; cover and let rise for 1 hour.
  9. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  10. Bake loaves in the preheated oven until lightly browned
  11. 15 to 20 minutes.

Prep Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins

Servings: 9

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