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easter bread

18 April 2014 by Dominic Franks



… ahhh the long weekend – like sinking into a hot bath, I really want to take this one nice and slow.  Make sure the temperature is perfectly just on the too-hot side and luxuriate in its extravagance knowing full well I should have taken a shower… the fact that I woke up at 6:45am this morning, bright eyed and bushy tailed and shuffled downstairs to make bread should be an indicator to you all that that bath is going tepid pretty damn quick.  I guess it’s the age-old problem of desperately wanting to be able to flick a switch and fall into ‘relax’ mode when the truth is my body is still working on overload.  Still, there are three more days and I should stop bitching and start eating…


easter bread
it seems there are many traditions across the world for celebrating Easter with some form of sweet bread.  From the humble Hot Cross Bun with its dough cross on top to the twisted and braided Italian Easter Bread complete with coloured eggs nestled in its rings, it seems that symbolism finds its way into food on the most holiest of festivals… this is my take on a sweet eggy fruit-bread for the festivities, it has the lightness of a brioche or panettone but has a more cakey quality from the eggs and sugar.  It’s also perfectly pretty for the Easter table.

enough for one large plaited ring and 2 smaller rings – using the low-knead method
800g strong white bread flour
200g white seeded flour
2 teaspoons quick action yeast
2 teaspoons salt
2 tablespoons sugar
400ml water
150ml milk
2 eggs – beaten
a handful of sultanas
a dash of mixed spice

for the glaze
golden syrup or honey
a teaspoon or two of coloured sprinkles

throw all the bread ingredients into a very large bowl, bring together with a rubber spatula, cover with a tea towel and set aside for ten minutes whilst you make a cup of tea

oil your work surface, remove the sticky dough from the bowl, oil the bowl and wipe it with your hand, then with your oily hand, knead the dough 8 times, place the dough back in the bowl, cover with a tea towel and set aside for 10 minutes

repeat twice more then cover the bowl with cling film and set aside for an hour or until the dough has doubled in size

preheat the oven to 200C and prep two baking trays with parchment paper

oil your work surface and knead the dough, punching it had and folding it over a few time, then divide in two, set one piece aside

divide one piece of dough into two and roll into sausage shapes, twist the two lengths of dough together and create a ring – set aside on a baking tray.

with the second piece of dough, divide into 4 and make two smaller rings and place on another baking tray

bake on 200C for 10 mins then reduce the heat to 180 for a further 20 mins then remove from the oven and lay on a wire rack to cool

gently warm a little golden syrup or honey, then brush onto the bread whilst the loaves are still warm… shower with multi-coloured sprinkles

eat and of course, enjoy and a happy Easter to one and all!

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  1. Gloria Baker says

    18 April 2014 at 3:40 pm

    This Easter bread look absolutely georgeous!
    Happy Easter!

  2. belleau kitchen says

    18 April 2014 at 3:48 pm

    Thank you and to you too x

  3. mr. pineapple man says

    18 April 2014 at 6:51 pm

    The sprinkles landed perfectly! Mine never seems to stick! Have a wonderful easter!

  4. Shaheen says

    18 April 2014 at 7:16 pm

    Your Easter Bread looks fab, I so admire you for makign your own – i resort to the breadmaker. Also wanted to say Thank you for your warm wishes for a wonderfully restful long weekend, I wish – I am working tomorrow, do have next w/e off though, so am looking forward to that. Hope you have a good one though – Happy Easter to you and yours. x

  5. belleau kitchen says

    18 April 2014 at 7:22 pm

    Ahhh. That's the warm golden syrup. Thanks for the comments. Happy Easter x

  6. belleau kitchen says

    18 April 2014 at 7:23 pm

    Thanks S. I love making bread. I find it nice and easy and therapeutic too. Happy Easter x

  7. Karen S Booth says

    19 April 2014 at 8:58 am

    GLORIOUS! That is MY kind of bread Dom and SO very pretty for the Easter table too – I would happily sink my teeth into a slice of that slathered in butter!

  8. Mark Willis says

    19 April 2014 at 6:19 pm

    That bread looks good, Dom. And made so much more jolly by the addition of the multi-coloured sprinkles… My Mum always used to make a Simnel Cake with little balls of marzipan on top representing the 12 Apostles.

  9. Choclette says

    20 April 2014 at 1:30 pm

    Such a simple twist and it looks super impressive. Lovely idea for Easter Dom and a delicious one too. Hope you are properly relaxed now and enjoying the weekend.

  10. Phil in the Kitchen says

    20 April 2014 at 9:34 pm

    Sweet breads and Easter seem to go together so well – even better than chocolate and Easter. Well, for me anyway. That's a fine bread and that's a perfect relaxing breakfast for me.

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