Easter Wreath
(2)
2 hours 20 minutes
Decorate this braided loaf with a dyed egg or just fill the middle with little chocolate eggs after baking.
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Ingredients
Makes: 1 loaf
- Dough
- 500g flour
- 1 tablespoon dry yeast
- 1 cup (250ml) lukewarm milk
- 100ml melted butter
- 50g sugar
- 1 egg
- pinch salt
- zest of 1 lemon
- To decorate
- 1 egg yolk
- 50g slivered almonds
- 50g sugar
- 3 tablespoons rum
Directions
Preparation:20min ›
Cook:1hour ›
Extra time:1hour rising ›
Ready in:2hours20min
- Place flour in a mixing bowl and make a well in the centre. Combine yeast and milk and stir in. Let rise 15 minutes.
- Add melted butter, sugar, egg, salt and zest. Mix well, cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled in size.
- Separate dough into 3, roll out into sausages and braid. Twist into a wreath and put on a baking tray lined with baking paper. Preheat oven to 220 degrees C.
- Brush the wreath with beaten egg yolk and sprinkle with almonds. Combine sugar and rum and drizzle over. Bake 40-60 minutes, or until well browned.
