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My Colored Eggs Are Red, Because All I Had Was Brown Eggs, So I Thought Red Food Coloring Would Work To Dye Them. They Turned Out Great!
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My colored eggs are red, because all I had was brown eggs, so I thought red food coloring would work to dye them. They turned out great!
Joanne, I Made This Again For Easter 2013. It Has Such A Great Flavor - I Think It Is The Lemon Zest And Vanilla. Anyway, Thanks For The Recipe. We All Love It.
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Joanne, I made this again for Easter 2013. It has such a great flavor - I think it is the lemon zest and vanilla. Anyway, thanks for the recipe. We all love it.
My 11-year-old Daughter And I Made This Bread For Easter This Year. It Turned Out Awesome....great Recipe!
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My 11-year-old daughter and I made this bread for Easter this year. It turned out awesome....great recipe!
He Is Risen ~ Italian Easter Bread.... Phyllis' Bread Is Not As Pretty As Joanne's But I'm Happy With It For The First Time Baking It. Hope It Tastes Good.
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HE IS RISEN ~ Italian Easter Bread.... Phyllis' bread is not as pretty as Joanne's but I'm happy with it for the first time baking it. Hope it tastes good.
Italian Easter Bread. Just Like Grandma Used To Make!
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Italian Easter Bread. Just like Grandma used to make!
Joanne , I Just Wanted To Share My Bread (your Recipe ) I Hope I Did You Proud. God Bless You !
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Joanne , I just wanted to share my bread (your recipe ) I hope I did you proud. God bless you !
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The Egg White Wash Gave A Very Nice Brown To The Crust.
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The egg white wash gave a very nice brown to the crust.
Absolutely Beautiful!
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Absolutely beautiful!
This Turned Out So Good! Thanks For Sharing This Recipe. It Was Fun Making It, Too.
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This turned out SO GOOD! Thanks for sharing this recipe. It was fun making it, too.
I Used 1/2 Whole Wheat Flour, As That's How I Always Start My Bread When Borrowing A Recipe. I Gradually Work In More Whole Wheat And Less White Flour Each Time I Make It Until I Get To A Good Mix For The Type Of Bread. The Dough Felt Wonderful - I'm Sure It Will Taste Great. I'm Waiting For The Oven To Preheat Right Now.
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I used 1/2 whole wheat flour, as that's how I always start my bread when borrowing a recipe. I gradually work in more whole wheat and less white flour each time I make it until I get to a good mix for the type of bread. The dough felt wonderful - I'm sure it will taste great. I'm waiting for the oven to preheat right now.
Joanne, Hope It Tastes As Good As It Looks. Thanks For Posting It. I Will Let You Know.
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Joanne, Hope it tastes as good as it looks. Thanks for posting it. I will let you know.
Joanne, This Turned Out Great. Thank You For Sharing The Recipe. Denise, Dothan, Al.
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Joanne, this turned out great. Thank you for sharing the recipe. Denise, Dothan, Al.
This Is As Close To The Baskets My Nana Used To Make As I Could Get. Maybe More Practice Is In Order. This Is A Great Recipe.
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This is as close to the baskets my Nana used to make as I could get. maybe more practice is in order. This is a great recipe.
This Is My Pic. I Also Added An Anise Glaze And Sprinkles.
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This is my pic. I also added an anise glaze and sprinkles.
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Barbara Ward - over a year ago
Thank you for input on the kneading time...being a bread baker I winged it, and had kneaded until it was smooth and elastic, but I think for novices the clarification would help.
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Barbara Ward - over a year ago
I did have one egg crack and dribble out on this attempt (4-7-12), which I didn't notice until I pulled the bread from the oven. This was the first time an egg cracked on me, and I have made similar recipes several times in my life, so I tend to think it was a flaw with the egg and not the recipe or cooking method.
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Joanne Bellezza-Loughlin - over a year ago
No Phyllis....they will be fine. No cracking or exploding. And trust me, if it was going to happen, havae it would happened to me.
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Phyllis Lively - over a year ago
Joanne, I keep wondering WHY the raw eggs though? Won't they "cook" and perhaps explode or at least crack and get all over the baking bread? I know - it hasn't happened to you yet... but trust me, if I want it for something special it will most likely happen to my bread. Just asking. It's so pretty, one has to nestle the colored eggs in the bread braids. I am going to try it. thank you again...
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Joanne Bellezza-Loughlin - over a year ago
Hi Phyllis...hope you enjoy. It's such a nice addition to an Easter table. It's a bit of a sweet bread and it's dense, so it's different from a typical bread but I love it. Which means it's a good thing I only make it once a year. ;-)
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Phyllis Lively - over a year ago
Beautiful! Bet it tastes just as good as it looks.... will try this with my Easter dinner this year. thank you.
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