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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Italian >> Italian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Soften yeast in 1/2 cup warm water for around 5-8 minutes. | 2. Meanwhile blend 1&1/2 cups of flour with remaining warm water in a large mixing bowl. | 3. Mix well. | 4. Add yeast mixture. | 5. Mix until fairly smooth. | 6. Cover bowl with a dish towel and let sit in a warm area until dough mixture has risen, about 1 hour. | 7. After about 30 minutes, in a medium sized bowl, mix shortening with lemon juice and grated lemon peel. | 8. Mix together sugar and salt, then add half to shortening, creaming until fluffy. | 9. Add remaining sugar-salt mixture stirring well. | 10. Beat two eggs and one egg white until piled softly. | 11. Add beaten eggs, in thirds, to shortening/sugar mixture and mix well. | 12. Add 2&1/2 cups of flour to yeast mixture and mix until smooth. | 13. Continue to add flour, a little at a time, mixing until dough holds together in a kneadable ball. | 14. Turn dough out onto a lightly floured surface and continue to work in flour, kneading 8-10 minutes. | 15. The amount of flour needed will vary, depending on humidity. | 16. Grease a large bowl with vegetable oil. | 17. Put in dough, turning to coat. | 18. Cover with a dish towel and allow to rise in a warm place until doubled, around 1&1/2 hours. | 19. Punch down risen dough and divide into two balls. | 20. Let stand covered for 10 minutes. | 21. Roll each ball into a long roll about 30 inches. | 22. Then "braid or twist" rolls together, making a wreath and pinch ends together. | 23. Place on a cookie sheet or baking pan. | 24. Gently, and at even intervals, bury the colored eggs by separating strands. | 25. Cover with a dish towel and let stand for 30 minutes. | 26. Bake in a preheated 350°F oven for 10 minutes. | 27. Brush with an egg beaten with milk. | 28. Continue baking for 40 to 45 minutes. | 29. Bread should be golden brown when done, and the eggs will be baked, but just like hard boiled eggs. | 30. Serve with butter. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
flour	4 1/2 - 6	cups	unbleached	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
active yeast	2	packages		-	-	-	-
water	1	cup		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
crisco shortening	3/4	cup		-	-	-	-
lemon juice	2	teaspoons		2.2367	0.7015	0.0356	0.0244
lemon	1	teaspoon	grated rind	1.2808	0.4116	0.0486	0.0132
sugar	3/4	cup		604.485	151.197	0.0	0.0
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
vegetable oil	1/2	teaspoon		19.5387	0.0	0.0	2.2667
milk	1	teaspoon		3.1008	0.243	0.1601	0.1662
egg	9			643.5	3.24	56.52	42.795
egg	6		uncooked	643.5	3.24	56.52	42.795

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.