Recipe - Easter Bread (Lambropsomo)

2 pack Active dry yeast
1 cup Warm water
1 teaspoon Sugar
1 Stick butter; melted and
cooled
1 cup Milk; warm
3 Eggs; beaten
1 teaspoon Allspice
About 4 pounds allpurpose
flour
One half cup Granulated sugar
1 ds Salt
One fourth teaspoon Freshly ground nutmeg
5 Hard boiled eggs; dyed red
1 Egg; beaten
Sesame seeds

Add ingredients to bread machine according to manufacturer's instructions.
Use the Manual cycle.

At the end of the second kneading, divide dough in half and shape into
round loaf in a greased pan. Place one dyed egg in the cetner and the other
four at the edges, making a cross. Brush with 1 beaten egg and sprinkle
with sesame seeds.

With remaining dough, make individual twists or a second loaf. Let rise one
hour.

Bake at 350 degrees for about 45 minutes.

Makes 1 large loaf or 4 small twists.

Posted to Breadbakers Digest by Lsawkill Lsawkill@aol.com on Mar 28,
1998