Easter bread

With this recipe you can bake your own easter basket and even eat it up along with your family

Ingredients

750g flour

40g yeast

1/4 litre milk

250g margarine

70g sugar

salt

70g chopped sweet almonds, among them 4 bitter almonds

grounded lemon zest (organic)

3 eggs

Preparation

• Prepare a regular yeast dough out of all ingredients, leave out half an egg
• Crush the dough after allowing it to rise, then form a round loaf of bread out of two thirds of the dough
• Prepare long rolls out of the rest of the dough and arrange them on top of the bread in a twisted or braided form
• Cover the breat with the remaining egg and bake for 50 to 60 minutes at a medium heat

Now you can use the scrumptious easter bread as a basket for eggs or other sweet treats on easter morning.

Tip: You can refine the dough with currants, sultanas or cinammon.

Source: „Geschenke zum Aufessen“ – Verlag für die Frau, Leipzig, 1987