Kouloures (Easter Bread) Recipe




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Kouloures (Easter Bread)

 

Ingredients

1 package dry yeast
1/2 cup warm water
1/2 cup boiling water
1 tsp cinnamon, ground
3/4 cup sugar
3 eggs
1/4 cup butter, melted
1/2 cup warm milk
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
5 cup flour (all-purpose)
1 egg yolk, beaten
1 sesame seeds
5 eggs, hard-cooked; unshelled an



 

Preparation

Soften yeast in warm water and set aside. Combine
boiling water and cinnamon; set aside. Combine sugar
and eggs; beat well. Add melted butter to egg mixture
and beat again. Skim off 1/4 cup clear cinnamon water
and add along with yeast and milk to egg mixture,
blending well.

Combine dry ingredients and add to batter; knead dough
until smooth and elastic, about 10 minutes. Shape
dough to fit into 2 greased 8 inch round pans;
crisscross 2 strips of dough over each loaf.

Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled in
bulk.

Brush loaves with beaten egg yolk and sprinkle with
sesame seeds. Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or
until brown. Push dyed eggs into bread immediately
when loaves are removed from oven.

SOURCE: Southern Living Magazine, sometime in the
early 1970s. Typed for you by Nancy Coleman.

 

 

Servings: 2