Italian Easter Bread Recipe

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Italian Easter Bread
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Ingredients:

  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 oz dry yeast
  • 2/3 cup milk
  • 2 tbsp butter
  • 1/3 cup almonds
  • 1/2 tsp anise seed
  • 5 eggs
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 tbsp milk
  • 1/8 tsp vanilla

Directions:

  1. Colored sprinkles In a large mixing bowl, blend the sugar, salt, and yeast well with 1 cup of the flour.
  2. In a saucepan, combine milk and butter, heating slowly until liquid is warm and butter is melted.
  3. Pour the milk into the dry ingredients and beat 125 strokes with a wooden spoon.
  4. Add eggs and 1/2 cup flour or enough to make a thick batter.
  5. Beat vigorously for 2 minutes.
  6. Then stir in enough flour to make a ball of dough that draws away from the sides of the bowl.
  7. Turn out onto a floured board and knead for about 10 minutes, working in additional flour to overcome stickiness.
  8. Place the dough in a greased bowl, turning to grease the top.
  9. Cover tightly with plastic wrap and put in a warm, draft-free place until doubled in bulk about 1 hour.
  10. Meanwhile, combine the fruit,nuts, and anise seed.
  11. Punch down the dough and return it to a lightly floured board.
  12. Knead in the fruit mixture, keeping the syrupy pieces dusted with flour until they are worked into the dough.
  13. Divide the dough in half.
  14. Carefully roll each piece into a 24 inch rope - the fruit and nuts will make this slightly difficult.
  15. Loosely twist the two ropes together and form a ring on a greased baking sheet.
  16. Pinch the ends together well.
  17. Brush the dough with melted shortening.
  18. Push aside the twist to make a place for each egg.
  19. Push eggs down carefully as far as possible.
  20. Cover the bread with wax paper and let rise in a warm,draft-free place until double in bulk, about 1 hour.
  21. Bake the bread in a preheated 350 F oven for about 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in a twist comes out clean.
  22. Place on a wire rack to cool.
  23. Once the bread is cool, drizzle the icing on top between the eggs, and decorate with colored sprinkles.
  24. Makes 1 loaf.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 625.66 Kcal (2620 kJ)
Calories from fat 183.6 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 20.4g 31%
Cholesterol 302.6mg 101%
Sodium 746mg 31%
Potassium 346.48mg 7%
Total Carbs 99.54g 33%
Sugars 92.13g 369%
Dietary Fiber 3.74g 15%
Protein 16.82g 34%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 2.1mg 12%
Calcium 137.4mg 14%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 254.19 Kcal (1064 kJ)
Calories from fat 74.59 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8.29g 31%
Cholesterol 122.94mg 101%
Sodium 303.08mg 31%
Potassium 140.76mg 7%
Total Carbs 40.44g 33%
Sugars 37.43g 369%
Dietary Fiber 1.52g 15%
Protein 6.83g 34%
Iron 0.9mg 12%
Calcium 55.8mg 14%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 13.5
    Points
  • 17
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Sugar

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