Easy Egg Braid

Posted by admin | Other recipes | Wednesday 14 October 2009 15:05

Easy Egg Braid Recipe

Make this traditional bread entirely in your bread machine or shape it into a braid and bake in a conventional oven.

1-1/2 tsp active dry yeast

2 cups bread flour

1-1/2 tsp salt

4 tsp cold butter (cut in 1/2 tsp. pieces)

2 Tbs honey

1 large egg

1/4 cup milk

1/4 cup water

Honey Glaze

2 Tbs melted butter

1 tsp honey

1. To bake Easy Egg Braid in conventional oven: Divide into 3 parts.

2. Roll each third into 12-inch ropes. Pinch top ends together. On a greased cookie sheet, loosely braid.

3. Tuck ends under to seal. Cover; let rise in warm place until almost doubled, about 30 minutes. Bake at 400 °F 25 to 30 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from cookie sheet.

Honey Glaze

1. Combine all ingredients; mix well.

2. Brush Honey Glaze on bread while still warm.

Servings: 12

Yield: 1 loaf

Nutrition Facts

Serving size: 1/12 of a recipe (1.6 ounces).

Percent daily values based on the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) for a 2000 calorie diet.

Nutrition information calculated from recipe ingredients. One of the recipe’s ingredients was not linked. This ingredient is not included in the recipe nutrition data.

Amount Per Serving

Calories 133.1

Calories From Fat (27%) 36.14

% Daily Value

Total Fat 4.12g 6%

Saturated Fat 2.28g 11%

Cholesterol 26.51mg 9%

Sodium 313.43mg 13%

Potassium 49.22mg 1%

Total Carbohydrates 20.39g 7%

Fiber 0.66g 3%

Sugar 3.72g

Protein 3.66g 7%

Recipe Type: Bread, Breakfast, Brunch, Holiday

Source

Source: National Honey Board

Web Page: www.honey.com

Author Notes

Recipe developed by Carol Stevens,

Red Star Yeast and the National Honey Board

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