Description
This is a very nice bread to serve anytime of the year not just at Easter. My mother always made this at Easter time, and I was finally able to get the recipe out of her. Now I want to share it with you. This recipe makes 2 loaves.
Ingredients
- 5 ½ cups high-gluten flour, divided
- 2 ½ teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1 cup milk
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup white sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 eggs
- 3 tablespoons orange juice
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar
- 1 tablespoon orange juice
Instructions
- Mix 2 cups flour and yeast together in the bowl of a stand mixer.
- Stir milk
- butter
- sugar
- and salt together in a saucepan; heat and stir over medium-low heat until the mixture is smooth and the temperature is between 90 degrees F (32 degrees C) to 100 degrees F (37 degrees C).
- Pour the milk mixture into the flour mixture
- add eggs
- and beat on low speed for 30 seconds. Increase speed to high and beat for 3 minutes more. Add 1 cup flour and 3 tablespoons orange juice to the mixture; mix on high for 3 minutes more.
- Fit the mixer with a dough hook. Add remaining flour to the mixture; beat with dough hook until the flour is completely incorporated.
- Grease a glass bowl. Put dough into the bowl. Let dough rise until doubled in volume
- 1 to 2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Punch dough down. Divide the dough into two halves. Split each half into three even pieces
- roll each piece into a cylinder
- and braid into loaves. Put loaves onto a baking sheet. Let rise
- about 1 hour.
- Bake in preheated oven until the middle is baked
- 25 to 30 minutes.
- Stir confectioners’ sugar and 1 tablespoon orange juice together in a bowl; brush onto the tops of the loaves.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 25 mins
Total Time: 3 hrs 45 mins
Servings: 16