Description
A must for your Easter spread!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 oz fresh yeast (or two packets of dried yeast mixed with 1/4 cup warm water and 1 tsp sugar, then allowed to rest for 5 minutes)
- 4 oz fat (lard, Crisco, margarine, butter, or butter blend)
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 eggs
- 4 oz hot water ( 1 cup)
- 5 cup flour
- Egg (optional)
Instructions
- Cream together yeast, fat, and sugar. Then, add the remaining ingredients and mix until the dough is stringy (about five minutes). Cover with plastic wrap and let sit for about an hour, until it triples in size.
- Turn the dough out onto a well-floured board. Divide into three pieces, and push them into three rectangles. Roll and pinch each rectangle into a log, then braid the three logs together. Place an egg into the dough if desired.
- Bake at 350 for one hour. You can check by tapping the bottom of the loaf or by inserting a knife into the bottom of the loaf. It will come out clean when ready.