What's Cooking: Uncle Giuseppe's Marketplace's Easter bread
Chef Frankie, of Uncle Giuseppe's Marketplace, shows News 12's Lily Stolzberg how to make Easter bread.
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Easter Bread Recipe
Ingredients needed
· 8 oz Sugar
· 4 oz Butter
· 16 oz whole eggs (7-8 XL eggs)
· 36 oz Flour
· 2 oz Fresh Yeast
· Teaspoon of each: lemon extract, orange extract, almond extract
· 1-2 teaspoons of nonpareils for garnish
Directions
· Mix all ingredients in mixing bowl, mix and form dough into a large ball
· Cover bowl with towel and rest dough for 1 hour
· Cut the dough into 8 oz pieces and stretch to 18-inch pieces
· To make a 1 egg size: twist each 18” piece into knot rolls and rest for 1 hour
· To make a 3-egg twist bread: braid three 18” pieces and make a ring and rest for 1 hour
· After the bread has rested, egg wash the top of the bread and place boiled and colored eggs in bread
· Then sprinkle on nonpareils as garnish.
· Bake at 330* for 15 to 18 minutes.
Colored Eggs
What You’ll Need:
· White eggs (hard-boiled)
· Food coloring
· Cups or bowls for dye
· Water
· Vinegar
· Spoons or tongs (to handle the eggs)
· Old newspaper or paper towels (for drying)
· Rubber gloves (optional, to avoid staining hands)
Steps to Color Eggs:
1. Boil the Eggs:
o Place your eggs in a pot and cover them with water. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and let them simmer for about 9-12 minutes. Once done, let them cool completely. You can also place the eggs in ice water to speed up the cooling.
2. Prepare the Dye:
o In separate cups or bowls, pour about 1 cup of water into each.
o Add 1 tablespoon of vinegar to each cup (this helps the dye adhere better).
o Stir in the food coloring (usually about 10-20 drops, depending on the intensity of color you want). You can mix different colors to create custom shades.
3. Dye the Eggs:
o Use a spoon or tongs to gently lower the hard-boiled eggs into the dye. Let them sit in the dye for 5-10 minutes or longer, depending on how deep you want the color to be.
o For multi-colored or layered effects, dip the egg into one color, let it dry, and then dip it in another color.
o If you want to create patterns or designs, you can use rubber bands, stickers, or a crayon to draw on the eggs before dyeing them (the dye won't stick to the crayon, creating fun patterns).
4. Dry the Eggs:
o Carefully remove the eggs from the dye using tongs or a spoon, and place them on a paper towel or newspaper to dry.
o Allow the eggs to dry completely before handling them.
