Easter Egg Bread Ring
Easter 2014 was extra special for our family.
Not only was it my turn to cook, but we had a larger crowd than normal.
My granddaughter has chose that Easterto be baptized.
That meant an extra special menu.
And themed before and after dinner finger foods to last the day.
I am certain people were coming when they could and leaving as they must.
A menu I can prepared over two days was important.
Fitting the refrigerated foods into my ice box was key.
That meant taking my stock down to almost nothing to prepare for the day.
These are the INGREDIENTS you will need:
- 4 1/2 to 5 cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flourdivided
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2 1/4 oz. packages quick-rising dry yeast (2 1/4 teaspoons)
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoons milk divided
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/3 stick Crisco® Baking Sticks Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
- OR 1/3 cup Crisco® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
- 3 large eggs divided
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup chopped nuts or 1/2 cup golden raisins optional
- Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
- 6 hard-cooked large eggs shells dyed in a variety of colors, using Easter Egg kit
- 1/3 cup Pillsbury® Creamy Supreme® Vanilla Flavored Frosting optional
- 2 to 3 teaspoons lemon juice or water optional
These are the INSTRUCTIONS for preparation:
- STIR 2 cups flour, sugar, yeast, lemon peel, cinnamon and salt in large bowl. Microwave 3/4 cup milk, water and shortening in microwave-safe bowl on HIGH 1 to 1 1/2 minutes or until very warm (120° to 130°F). (Shortening will not melt completely.) Gradually beat into flour mixture, using electric mixer on low speed. Add 2 eggs and vanilla. Beat an additional 2 minutes. Stir in just enough remaining flour to make a soft dough. Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 6 to 8 minutes. Knead in nuts or raisins, if desired. Loosely cover with plastic wrap coated with cooking spray. Let rest 10 minutes.
- COAT baking sheet with cooking spray. Divide dough in half. Roll each piece into a 30-inch rope on a lightly floured surface. Loosely twist the ropes together; transfer dough to prepared baking sheet, pinching ends together to create a circular ring. Coat the outside of a custard cup with cooking spray. Invert and place in center of ring to maintain circular hole in center during baking. Gently separate dough ropes in 6 areas to create spaces for dyed eggs. Arrange dyed eggs on dough and gently press down. Coat ring lightly with cooking spray. Loosely cover with plastic wrap. Let rise in warm place until doubled in size, about 45 minutes.
- HEAT oven to 350°F. Whisk remaining egg and 1 tablespoon milk until frothy. Brush bread dough with egg mixture. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from baking sheet and cool until slightly warm on wire rack. Lift bread to remove custard cup.
To make optional glaze:
- COMBINE frosting and 2 teaspoons lemon juice or water in small bowl until smooth, adding additional juice or water to reach desired consistency. Drizzle over bread. Best served same day.
NOTES:
IMPORTANT TIP:According to the Center For Disease Control DO NOT consume hard-cooked eggs that have been left unrefrigerated for more than 2 hours. This is especially important for anyone with a compromised immune system, young child or elderly.
I chose this bread to make since it is definitely Easter themed. And it performed a double duty of centerpiece and appetizer.
And it didn’t overshadow the celebration!
I hope you like it and give it a try!
What are you doing for the Holiday meal this year?
Easter Egg Bread Ring
Ingredients
- 4 1/2 to 5 cups Pillsbury BEST® All Purpose Flour divided
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 2 1/4 oz. packages quick-rising dry yeast (2 1/4 teaspoons)
- 1 tablespoon grated lemon peel
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoons milk divided
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/3 stick Crisco® Baking Sticks Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
- OR 1/3 cup Crisco® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
- 3 large eggs divided
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup chopped nuts or 1/2 cup golden raisins optional
- Crisco® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
- 6 hard-cooked large eggs shells dyed in a variety of colors, using Easter Egg kit
- 1/3 cup Pillsbury® Creamy Supreme® Vanilla Flavored Frosting optional
- 2 to 3 teaspoons lemon juice or water optional
Instructions
- STIR 2 cups flour, sugar, yeast, lemon peel, cinnamon and salt in large bowl. Microwave 3/4 cup milk, water and shortening in microwave-safe bowl on HIGH 1 to 1 1/2 minutes or until very warm (120° to 130°F). (Shortening will not melt completely.) Gradually beat into flour mixture, using electric mixer on low speed. Add 2 eggs and vanilla. Beat an additional 2 minutes. Stir in just enough remaining flour to make a soft dough. Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic, about 6 to 8 minutes. Knead in nuts or raisins, if desired. Loosely cover with plastic wrap coated with cooking spray. Let rest 10 minutes.
- COAT baking sheet with cooking spray. Divide dough in half. Roll each piece into a 30-inch rope on a lightly floured surface. Loosely twist the ropes together; transfer dough to prepared baking sheet, pinching ends together to create a circular ring. Coat the outside of a custard cup with cooking spray. Invert and place in center of ring to maintain circular hole in center during baking. Gently separate dough ropes in 6 areas to create spaces for dyed eggs. Arrange dyed eggs on dough and gently press down. Coat ring lightly with cooking spray. Loosely cover with plastic wrap. Let rise in warm place until doubled in size, about 45 minutes.
- HEAT oven to 350°F. Whisk remaining egg and 1 tablespoon milk until frothy. Brush bread dough with egg mixture. Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from baking sheet and cool until slightly warm on wire rack. Lift bread to remove custard cup.
To make optional glaze:
- COMBINE frosting and 2 teaspoons lemon juice or water in small bowl until smooth, adding additional juice or water to reach desired consistency. Drizzle over bread. Best served same day.
Notes
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I am Marilyn Lesniak. Writer, Photographer and Chief Bottle Washer behind the scenes at Marilyn's Treats. Follow me to my kitchen. 
Hi Marilyn, our Adrienne has chosen your recipe to be featured in the next Blogger’s Pit Stop:)
Thanks, Kathleen
Thank you Kathleen for letting me know! I am very excited and will be sure to pop over and thank her. Stay safe and healthy!!
What a fabulous celebration it must have been, Marilyn, and what a wonderful bread. It looks so pretty too! Thank you so much for bringing this post to the Hearth and Soul Link Party and for being a part of the H&S community. I’m featuring this post at the party this week. Hope to ‘see’ you there. Wishing you a safe and healthy week.
Wow April! Thank you so much for the feature. I truly appreciate that. Thanks for sharing Yhr good news and stay safe!
Marilyn,
This bread is so perfect for Easter. Congratulations, you are being featured at Happiness Is Homemade. I hope to see you there.
Hugs,
Bev
Thank you so much Bev for the feature! I am really excited. Thanks for hosting HIH. Stay safe and have a good week.
Simply beautiful! Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party. Have a great week.
Thank you Helen. I am glad the bread ring appeals to you. Enjoy your day.
Yum, this Easter bread is so pretty. I think I will try it for this Easter.
Happy Spring,
Kippi
I am glad you like the easter egg ring Kippi! I love that it holds the eggs and still serves a purpose! A totally edible centerpiece. Have a wonderful week!
A baptism is always a special occasion and I am certain your dinner and before and after delicacies will be special as well. This ring is so pretty and I’m sure it is just as yummy. TFS
Thanks Clearissa. She picked her own baptism. She just went to the pastor and said she was ready. He tested her and said it was time. I am so proud of her. She is stubborn (and opinionated) just like her grandma. LOL. The ring made a great centerpiece. Have a great week!
Hope you had a wonderful weekend and thanks so much for sharing your special post with us at Full Plate Thursday! Have a great week and come back soon!
Miz Helen
Thank you Miz Helen. I hope your Easter was relaxing.
This looks so fun but I have never had one.
They are common in my area. There are lots of different versions. Happy Easter!
Not only is this bread very pretty but I’m sure it is just as delicious. Thanks for sharing at #HomeMattersParty
You are welcome Donna. I am glad you like the bread. Happy Easter!
Your Easter Egg Bread Ring looks delish. I am featuring your recipe at Snickerdoodle today.
Thank you Sharon for the feature! It made me smile on this rainy day. I am glad you liked the bread. Happy Easter!
I’ve seen this before, but have never tried making one. Looks very delicious! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
hugs,
Jann
I am glad you like it Jann. Happy Easter!
This is so pretty!!! I love it! 🙂
Happy Easter and thanks for linking up at #LiveLifeWell!
Blessings,
Amy
Thank you so much Amy. It makes the pretiest centerpiece! Happy Easter.
Wow, I bet it does! What a great idea! 🙂
This looks pretty incredible. I don’t know if I have the skills to pull it off, but it looks beautiful! Thank you for sharing with us at #LiveLifeWell.
Sure you can!!! But a loaf of challah or some other braided bread and stick your Easter Eggs inside. Or, use a muffin tin, press in some bisuit dough from the dairy case, cook. And add the eggs!! Easy Peasy!! Happy Easter.
This is is such a beautiful bread. A friend recently told me about it, but I had never seen it. Thanks for sharing this. VISITING FROM LIVE LIFE WELL.
You are welcome Cheryl. I am glad you found it inspiring. Happy Easter!
I have been wanting to make one of these for years! Maybe this year will be the one! I looks great! P~
Thank you Paula. I hope it turns out well! Happy Easter.
This looks like such a colorful and fun bread ring to make! Thanks for sharing it on Foodie Friday!
You are welcome Julie!!! Happy Easter.
Thank you, and Happy Easter to you, as well!
I love how you added the colored eggs, so pretty. Thanks for sharing on To Grandma’s House We Go!
You are welcome Chas. I liked the pop of color too. Happy Easter!
I love tsoureki at Easter.
I had to look that one up Jim. Looks delicious! Enjoy your week.
This bread looks perfect for Easter, I love bread made with yeast! Thank you for bringing your recipe to #CookBlogShare!
You are welcome Monika. Enjoy your week.
This looks so pretty for the Easter table. Do you eat the eggs separately or are they just to make it pretty?
Yes, you can eat the eggs separately. It is best to add them just before you present the bread. Just don;t leave them out longer than 2 hours. Hard boiled eggs after that point start to become prone to bacteria and should be chilled again. Enjoy!
This is so pretty and would be a stunner on the Easter table!
I just love a pretty edible centerpiece. Thank you Barrie and have a great week!
Oh yummy! I love baking bread and this is such a fun twist! #CookBlogShare
I am glad you like it Donna. Enjoy your week.
Looks great Marilyn! I need to try this bread for Easter one year. It’s so pretty with the eggs tucked into it. Thank you for sharing on Merry Monday! Hope to see ya next week!
Kim
Thank you Kim. The bread is easy to make and oh so pretty. Have a great week!
Beautiful Marilyn – Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party!
Thank you for the kind words Helen. Enjoy your week!
I love these Easter Egg Bread Rings. It’s so pretty and delicious. I really want to try my hand at making my own. Thanks for sharing this recipe!
It is so easy! I hope you give it a try. It can become an edible centerpiece. Enjoy!
Marilyn, you never cease to amaze me. This bread is amazing. Thank you for sharing.
You are easy to please Clearissa. I love it. Enjoy your week!
Hi Marilyn–I wanted to say how yummy the Easter bread looked. I had a secretary some years ago who made smaller versions of it for the entire office–a fun treat..
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Marilyn we have a similar bread that we make for Easter called a Tsoureki. It is also made with yeast and it is so, so yummy! Pinning!
Thank you so much Mary! I bet your recipe is awesome. Hope you have a great week.
Your Easter Egg Bread Ring looks beautiful and I am sure would be delicious! Hope you are having a great week and thanks so much for sharing with us at Full Plate Thursday!
Miz Helen
I am so happy to join you and the others each week! Have a lovely week!
Thanks for Bringing Your Post on Easter Egg Bread… to the Blogger’s Pit Stop 🙂
Pit stop Crew
You are welcome Julie. I just doscovered your party again! Have a wonderful week!
Wow, I have never seen this recipe before! A perfect dish for Easter and so bright and colourful! Not to mention all of the yumminess that goes into the bread! I am going to add this to this year’s Easter Baking! Thank you for sharing the recipe 🙂
Thank you for sharing your thoughts Sam. I have a few recipes for holidays that are truly unique but this is my favorite. An edible centerpiece! Have a great week!
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My husband just saw this photo come up and lamented that we haven’t made this bread in awhile. I can see that I’ll probably be making it this year now! ha ha!
jodie
http://www.jtouchofstyle.com
Thank you Jodie for coming back and trying again!! I think I am beginning to love your husband. He has seensome recipes in the past as well that he comments on. I would love you to make this bread for him and your guests. Enjoy! Have a great week!
Thank you for sharing your fun Easter Egg Bread Ring recipe with us at the Snickerdoodle Create~Bake~Make link party! Hope you have a wonderful Easter.
Thank you Sharon. Hope your holiday is all you want it to be. Have a great week!
Thank you Marilyn for sharing at #BloggingGrandmothersLinkParty #LinkUp #BlogParty. I shared on social media.
See you next party! Have a great day!
Beautiful, cheery Easter dish that is almost too pretty to eat! Thanks for sharing at My Busy Beehives #beeparty!
You are welcome Julie. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
I haven’t made this Easter Bread in years, just might this year. Thanks for linking up with Blogging Grandmothers.
I always forget about this. The little butter lambs though always make it to the table! Thank you and have a great week!
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Ack! I looks like my original comment got eaten! Anyway, I wish you all the best in celebrating such a big event, and right at Easter, too! This bread ring will be such a colorful and tasty way to celebrate!
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Marilyn, that’s wonderful that you’re making the Easter dinner this year. How special that your granddaughter is going to be baptized as well. I’m sure everyone will love what you have prepared including this Easter bread ring. I hope you have a wonderful time with your family on Easter!
Thank you so much for your kind words Keri! The festivities are always fun in my home, but this year they are extra special! Have a wonderful week.
I thought those were jelly beans when I first saw the photo. Thank you Marilyn for sharing this post at Wednesday AIM Link Party at Grammy’s Grid. I shared it on social media. Hope you get lots of traffic!
They are cute, aren’t they? Makes a great centerpiece for the spring table!
I have always wanted to try this kind of Easter Bread, thank you for a great recipe. I will try it this year and hopefully it is a hit with my family too! Nice to meet you at the blog party.
I hope you enjoy it Olivia. Thank you for commenting and finding me! Have a great day.
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I love making homemade bread! There’s something therapeutic about kneading it and the smell is always so wonderful!
This one Roseann is the best! It makes the best edible centerpiece!
Just the thought of working with yeast leaves me shaking in my boots. This bread is so pretty and festive that I’m going to have to get over that phobia real quick. This looks so delicious and I want to try it.
You can use your regular breadmaking recipe and then add the additional spices. Add your easter eggs and you have an edible centerpiece. Have a great day!
I’ve always wanted to try to make one of these – Oh my oh my oh my – I want this!! Had to pin this dish! Thanks for sharing on the What’s for Dinner link up!
You are welcome Helen. You have an edible centerpiece!! have a wonderful week!
How fun. I have seen these before, but I didn’t know that you could bake the eggs into the bread like that! Are the eggs edible after that? Thanks so much for sharing at Celebrate Your Story!
They sure are. You just need to peel them! Have a great week Chloe!
Very festive for your special family Easter/Baptism celebration! My family is still up in the air (as usual) as to who is doing what, so it is hard to plan if it turns out that the festivities will be hosted at my house and if it is . . . I’ll be scrambling as per usual! Pinning to save your recipe! Thanks so much for stopping in and sharing with us this week at Brag About It! Have a great week Marilyn!
You are always so gracious Laurie. I am sure your celebration will be fun and special.
What a cute idea! 🙂
Thanks for joining Cooking and Crafting with J & J!
Thanks for coming Jes.
shelley
Thanks for stopping Shelley. LOL.
What a cute, festive idea! I may have to give it a try!
#MMBH
I am glad you find it interesting. I use it as an edible centerpiece. Have a great day.
What a fun idea. I hope you join us this week at Family Joy Blog Link Up Party! Check us out
I sure will Charlene! Have a great week!
Cute and yummy!
Thank you Kristin! Have a great week!
How adorable is this?!! Making homemade bread is so much fun, but I’ve never seen dyed eggs incorporated into it. It’s so colorful and festive. 🙂
This is my favorite! Have a great week!
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I was just saying this is a fantastic idea!
I found you on #fandayFriday!
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Praise God about your granddaughter!! I thought I heard the angels singing! 🙂 I love the bread idea…it’s beautiful!! Thank you for sharing with us at the #HomeMattersParty
Thank you Jamie for the compliment and kind words for my granddaughter! I hope you have a great week.
This looks great! I don’t have much experience making bread, but might need to give this a try! Thanks for linking up with us at Friday Funday and please come back again next week!
Thank you Carrie. I am glad to have inspired you!
Gorgeous Bread! Thanks for bringing this by Throwback Thursday!
Mollie
You are welcome Mollie! See you next week!
What a fantastic and original idea! We don’t cook our own bread (it’s something I really need to try) but I love this Easter Twist!!
Thanks Charlotte. I wish it was original. I first saw it from my Eastern European grandmother. It took me orever to braid it so it looked nice! Bread is fairly easy. You need to try it. Nothing like fresh homemade warm bread! Happy Easter.
My grandmother always made Easter bread with hard boiled eggs in it too. Was a favorite of ours with sweet creamy butter on top. Baptized on Easter – how delightful is that. Happy Easter to you and your loved ones. Blessings my sweet friend.
Bread, even more so than sweets, is my Downfall. Nothing to my family is better than warm homemade bread. We use REAL butter, or olive oil with toasted garlic to dip in. Due to my granddaughters diet restrictions I make most of our bread. You can come into my kitchennd see bread pans with rising bread in them all the time. How wonderful to be baptised on Easter! I know Miss J is so excited! Have a wonderful Easter.
marilyn you have outdone yourself this looks like fun will have to show my son conor he’s my bread maker(all my boys cook) will have to try. Our usual holiday bread is pumpkin hoping to try a new Joann Fluke Applesauce Bread might be on next weeks party
Thank you Lorraine for the kind words. The hardest part was the braid. My first try looked like a 4 year old learning to tie their shoes! I never did an applesauce bread! Gotta try it!
I’ve never made one of these, but they look so good. Maybe this is the year I will make one.
Heidi I sure hope you do! Makes a great edible centerpiece!
Hi there! Visiting from Sunday Features. This is so pretty! I love that you incorporated the eggs!
Thanks Ashley for stopping by! I like the eggs, too. Grabs the eye with the color and you have to eat those eggs you dyed, right? Come back soon. I love Sunday Features.
Oh my Marilyn! What a beautiful bread wreath! Thank you for sharing at Snickerdoodle. I will be featuring this on Saturday! Have a great week!
Thank you for the visit and the compliment Elizabeth! I love Snickerdoodle linky!
I’ve never made Easter Egg Bread, your recipe sounds delicious with the lemon peel and raisins. I’ll have to add this to my holiday ‘must make’ list. Thank you so much for sharing with Foodie Friends Friday party this weekend.
We look forward to seeing you again soon with another delicious recipe.
A FFF co-host,
Joanne/WineLady Cooks
Thanks so much for visiting and the kind comment, Joanne! My kitchen is always open so come back soon. I would ne er miss a party at FFF.
I’ve always wanted to make this but I never got there. It’s a mental thing, I’m pretty sure. We never finish anything and tossing the bread AND the eggs out seems sinful. 🙂 Looks great.
Oh, Maureen! I just made a very small one and used up 6 eggs my granddaughter dyed. We ate them for lunch in tuna salad! But son’t tell!