Joyce's Fantastic Lemon Easter Bread

Directions

1. 1
   Pour both amounts of warm water into a bread machine and add butter, eggs, lemon extract, bread flour, sugar, and yeast in the order recommended by the manufacturer.
2. 2
   Select dough setting and start the machine.
3. 3
   Grease 3 8-inch round cake pans.
4. 4
   Remove dough when cycle is finished; cut dough into 3 equal-sized pieces.
5. 5
   Roll each piece into a ball and place into a prepared cake pan; cover and let rise for 1 hour.
6. 6
   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
7. 7
   Bake loaves in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 15 to 20 minutes.