Serbian Easter Egg Bread Recipe
"This sweet braided egg bread is similar to hoska, challah and chalka, except that hard-cooked eggs that have been dyed red are nestled atop the braid. The red color symbolizes the blood Christ shed and the eggs are a universal symbol of Christ's resurrection. Some people shape their bread into a cross with an egg at the head, foot and arms of the cross. You can freeze the leftover egg whites and use them in leftover egg white recipes. See Easter Breads Across Eastern Europe and Easter Bread Recipes Around the World...."
INGREDIENTS
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1/2 cup cream
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1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
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6 ounces (1 1/2 sticks) butter
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2 teaspoons plus 2/3 cup sugar
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1 package active dry yeast
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1/4 cup very warm water
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3 1/2 cups flour plus additional for dusting and shaping
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3/4 teaspoon salt
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Zest of 1 lemon
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5 large egg yolks
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2 large whole eggs
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5 hard-cooked eggs, dyed red
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