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Sweet Italian Easter Bread

Sweet Italian Easter Bread

This sweet Italian Easter bread is the perfect sweet treat to make for Easter! Soft and flaky with a sugar glaze on top, finished with festive colorful sprinkles!
Prep Time 1 hour
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings: 1 loaf
Course: Dessert

Ingredients
  

  • 2/3 cups milk, warm
  • 2 teaspoons active dry yeast
  • 2 tablespoons melted butter + 1 tablespoon melted butter for brushing
  • 2 ½ cups all purpose flour + more for kneading
  • 1/4 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs
For Glaze
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 tablespoons milk
  • sprinkles of choice

Method
 

  1. In the bowl of a stand mixer or hand held mixer, add warm milk and yeast. Let sit for 5 minutes.
  2. Add melted butter, flour, sugar and salt. Mix together until dough forms.
  3. Add eggs and keep mixing until everything is well combined. Your dough may be sticky, but thats ok.
  4. Flour a work surface well, and flour your hands. Place dough on floured surface. With floured hands, knead dough for a few minutes until it isn't sticky anymore.
  5. Place dough back into bowl, cover with a towel and let rise for 1 hour.
  6. When 1 hour is up, preheat oven to 350°.
  7. Place dough on a floured surface and divide into two balls. Roll each ball out into a 16 inch rope.
  8. Twist each rope together in a braid (it doesn't have to be perfect).
  9. Brush the top of braided dough with 1 tablepsoon of melted butter.
  10. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, and bake in preheated oven for 20-25 minutes.
  11. Let bread cool completely.
  12. While bread is cooling, mix together ingredients for icing.
  13. Drizzle bread with icing, and sprinkles.
  14. Enjoy!