Name: Traditional Easter Bread
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min 25 s
Total time: 1 h 25 s
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 3 loaves Rhodes Bake-N-Serv™ White Bread, thawed; 6 dyed Easter Eggs; 1 egg yolk; 1 cup powdered sugar; 1 tbsp milk; Easter sprinkles

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This recipe for Traditional Easter Bread has delicious shortcut– Rhodes Bake-N-Serv™ White Bread. Soft white bread braided and glazed with Easter eggs nestled in the folds.

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Main Ingredients Needed for Traditional Easter Bread

Rhodes Bake-N-Serv™ White Bread
egg yolk
powdered sugar
milk
sprinkles
dyed Easter eggs

How to Make Easter Bread with Rhodes Rolls

1. Thaw the bread dough.

I let my loaves thaw in the refrigerator overnight. I put them in at 10pm and pulled them out around 2pm the next day, and they were perfect. Side note: I pulled out four loaves (pictured), but I ended up only using three.

2. Slice the dough lengthwise into three strips.

3. Pinch the ends of two strips together, and pinch together another two strips to the ends to create two long strips that are connected at the top.

4. Twist the two strips together.

5. Repeat the process with four more strips. Connect the two twists by connecting them at the ends to form a circle.

6. Brush with an egg wash and gently press the dyed Easter eggs into the folds of the twists.

Sprinkle sanding sugar over the egg wash and let the dough rise.

7. Bake until golden brown.

8. Drizzle the glaze over the warm bread and decorate with sprinkles.

Enjoy warm! You can cut it into slices or simple pull apart the twists.

Traditional Easter Bread

Yield: 16

Prep Time: 30 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes 25 seconds

Total Time: 1 hour 25 seconds

This recipe for Traditional Easter Bread has delicious shortcut-- Rhodes Bake-N-Serv™ White Bread. Soft white bread braided and glazed with Easter eggs nestled in the folds.

Ingredients

3 loaves Rhodes Bake-N-Serv™ White Bread, thawed
6 dyed Easter Eggs
1 egg yolk
1 cup powdered sugar
1 tbsp milk
Easter sprinkles

Instructions

Cut the loaves of bread lengthwise into three strips for a total of 9 strips. See the post for details.
Create 4 long strips by pinching the ends together four sets of 2 strips.
Twist two long strips together. Repeat with the other two long strips. Discard the leftover short strip.
Connect the two long twists at the ends to form a circle.
Whisk together the egg yolk and 1 tbsp of water. Brush the egg wash over the dough. Sprinkle with sanding sugar.
Gently press the Easter eggs into the folds of the twist. Allow dough to rise for 30 minutes in a warm place.
Bake at 350ºF until golden brown, about 25-30 minutes.
Whisk together the powdered sugar and milk to form a glaze. Drizzle the glaze over the warm bread. Decorate with sprinkles and serve.