Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Easy Egg Bread



Pillow-y soft, enriched with both eggs and butter, slightly sweet. Great for breakfast with butter and jam or accompanying a comforting meal at dinner time.

Yield: 1 large braided loaf
INGREDIENTS
  • 4 to 4½ cups bread flour
  • 1 package (2¼ tsp, ¼oz, 7g) RED STAR Active Dry Yeast
  • 2 Tbsp sugar
  • 2 tsp salt
  • ½ cup water
  • ½ cup milk
  • 2 Tbsp shortening or butter
  • 3 eggs, slightly beaten
  • 1 egg yolk and 1 tsp milk, whisked together (egg wash)
INSTRUCTION
  1. In large mixer bowl, combine 2 cups flour, yeast, sugar and salt; mix well. In saucepan, heat water, milk and shortening/butter until warm (120-130°F; shortening/butter does not need to melt). Add to flour mixture. Slowly add slightly beaten eggs. Blend at low speed until moistened; beat 3 minutes at medium speed. By hand, gradually stir in enough remaining flour to make a firm dough. Full read at https://redstaryeast.com/recipes/easy-egg-bread/

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