Easter Bread Recipe

• 1 kg Flour
• 1 cup Butter
• 2 tbsp Orange Rind (grated)
• 6 Eggs
• 1½ cups Sugar
• ½ cup Milk
• 2 tbsp Yeast
• ½ cup Lukewarm Water

• Melt the yeast in the lukewarm water. Whisk a teacup of flour into the mixture and mix well.
• Cover the mix with a towel and place it in a warm place to rise.
• Heat the milk with sugar, butter and the orange rind and place them in a bowl.
• Mix the remaining flour with eggs and the milk mixture. Add the risen yeast and stir constantly. Knead the dough neither too soft nor too tough.
• Cover it with a towel and leave to rise double at a warm place. Knead it again after rising and shape into plaited breads.
• Brush with 2-3 egg yolks and bake them on medium oven for 30-35 minutes.