Grandma Jager’S Easter Bread

8 ingredients
1 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 package (1/4 Oz. Packet) Red Star Yeast
  • 1/4 cups Warm Water, Plus 1 Teaspoon For Egg Wash
  • 1/2 cups Sugar, Plus 1 Teaspoon For Yeast
  • 1-1/4 cup Milk
  • 4 Tablespoons Butter
  • 1-1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 4-1/2 cups Flour
  • 1 whole Egg Yolk

Directions

  1. 1
    ["Soften the yeast in 1/4 cup of warm water (110-115 degrees) along with 1 teaspoon of sugar.", "Warm only the milk.", "Stir in the 1/2 sugar, butter and salt. When butter is melted, add the yeast. Add 2 cups of the flour and mix till flour is absorbed. Add the rest of the flour 1 cup at a time and beat the hell out of it.", "Rise till double; punch down and divide into 6 balls. Roll out each ball into 12\" long ropes and braid 3 together to make 2 braids.""

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