Easter "Egg" Bread

Name: Easter "Egg" Bread
Ingredients: 3 - 3 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour; 1/4 cup sugar; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 package active dry yeast; 2/3 cup whole milk; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 2 whole eggs; 1 egg white; 1 egg yolk; 3 teaspoons freshly grated lemons, rind of; 1 teaspoon water; 5 raw eggs, colored with edible dye

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Ingredients

3 - 3 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1/4 cup sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 package active dry yeast
2/3 cup whole milk
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
2 whole eggs
1 egg white
1 egg yolk
3 teaspoons freshly grated lemons, rind of
1 teaspoon water
5 raw eggs, colored with edible dye

Directions

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["In a large bowl, mix together 1 cup flour, sugar, salt and yeast.", "Heat butter and milk to 125\u00b0-130\u00b0F.", "With mixer on low, beat warm liquid into flour mixture until well blended.", "Increase speed to medium and continue beating for 2 minutes.", "Beat in 2 eggs, 1 egg white and 1/2 cup flour.", "Continue beating for 2 more minutes.", "By hand, stir in lemon peel and 1 to 1 1/4 cups flour.", "Place dough on a lightly floured board, and knead for about 5 minutes adding about 1/2 to 1 cup flour while kneading.", "Shape dough into a ball and place in a well greased (buttered) bowl, turn dough to grease the top.", "Cover and let rise in a warm draft free place until doubled (about 1 1/2 hours).", "Punch down dough, turn on to a lightly floured board, divide dough in half and allow it to rest for 15 minutes.", "Grease a large round pizza pan or cookie sheet.", "To shape the dough into ropes without stretching it, hold a dough half in both hands and gently\"shake\"" it (don't pull it) into a rope.""