These cute Easter Breads are individual sized and easy to make. They are really festive, slightly sweet and studded with a pretty egg.
I have always been enamored with Easter bread. There is just something about a braid of bread with a healthy dose of sprinkles and colorful eggs nestled in it.
On one hand it seems a little strange and really intriguing to have a whole egg baked right into bread. On the other hand, we love eggs and bread.
So why not? Plus sprinkles just make everything so much more festive and fun!
I set my mind to it. This would be the year.
I was going to make Easter bread! I decided not to go whole hog traditional and flavor it with anise as most of the Italian breads are.
Instead I opted for a simple slightly sweet bread that is enriched with butter and eggs. I have to tell you, I was very happy with that decision. With a quick glaze, it is a lot like having a cinnamon roll without the cinnamon part.
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The eggs in the center must be dyed uncooked. So little dude and I got to work doing that first. Since the dye was going to come in contact with the bread, we used food coloring and vinegar to dye our eggs.
I actually only had food gel on hand and the purple somehow separated which we thought made for cool looking eggs too! Once the eggs were nice and colorful, we started the bread dough.
After the dough has risen, punch it down and separate it into six equal sized balls. Roll each into a long snake, cut in half, twist the two snakes together. Arrange the rope into a circle and pinch together the ends.
Nestle an egg into the circle and repeat the process. I think my dough could have used a bit more flour as my braids disappeared, but it turned out perfectly soft and delicious so nobody complained.
Little dude was very anxious to try one. Of course the sprinkles had him excited. So he took a giant bite.
His eyes lit up. As soon as he was done chewing he turned around and said “mom, this is the best thing I’ve ever had!”
I am not sure I go quite that far, but mine didn’t last long either. I took the four remaining loaves to our weekly family dinner along with another dessert.
I thought for sure the other dessert would go first, but the plate these went on came home clean.
Simple Individual Easter Breads
Equipment
Ingredients
- ⅔ cup milk
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- ¼ cup granulated sugar
- 1½ teaspoons yeast
- 2 large eggs
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 6 dyed eggs uncooked
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 3 Tablespoons heavy cream
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- sprinkles
Instructions
- In a small sauce pan warm the milk and butter, just until the butter is melted. Don’t bring it to a boil. When butter is melted, remove from heat and stir in sugar. Sprinkle yeast over the top and set aside.⅔ cup milk, 2 Tablespoons butter, ¼ cup granulated sugar, 1½ teaspoons yeast
- In a large bowl, gently beat the eggs. Add the flour, salt and the milk mixture. Mix until completely combined.2 large eggs, 3 cups all-purpose flour, 1 teaspoon salt
- Turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead for about ten minutes or until the dough is smooth and supple.
- Place in a greased bowl and cover. Let rise in a warm place until doubled in size.
- Prepare a baking sheet by with a piece of parchment paper or silicone mat.
- Punch the dough down and divide into 6 equal pieces. Roll each piece into a snake. Cut the snake in half and twist the two pieces together. Form the twist into a circle and pinch the ends together. Place on the baking sheet and nestle an egg in the center. Repeat until all of the dough and eggs are used. Cover and allow to rise for another hour.6 dyed eggs
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden.
- Remove from tray and allow to cool on a wire rack.
- Before serving stir together powdered sugar, cream and vanilla. Adjust with more cream or sugar until you have your desired glaze consistency. Drizzle over bread and decorate with sprinkles.1 cup powdered sugar, 3 Tablespoons heavy cream, ½ teaspoon vanilla extract, sprinkles
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Thank you, we had so much fun making and eating them!
Super cute, like little doughnuts with a bonus 🙂
A full meal, sweet and savory! Thanks, Jas!
These look perfect for Easter Dinner.
Thank you, Val!
These are just wonderful Carlee. I really need to try these little treats. I make Easter Bread but always in a larger loaf. I must try these this year. Thanks!!
Thank you so much. We had fun making them in individual sizes. It would be fun to have one at each place at the Easter meal!
These are so cute! I am sure they would be a hit at our family Easter!
Thank you so much!
These are simply gorgeous!! I suck at bread baking but I'll definitely try these. They look beautiful.
Thank you so much! I didn't used to like to use yeast, but now it's kind of fun!
How sweet, my boys love sprinkles, too! Great job.
Thank you! My Little Dude loves sprinkles too!
I really like that this is a fairly small batch and that these are small individual portions. There is something about having "their own" of something that makes my kids gobble up every single bite!
They are so beautiful!
Having your very own definitely makes it more fun!
These are too cute! I might have to make some for niece and nephews for Easter, I know they would go nuts over them! 🙂
I hope everyone loves them!
I have never heard of Easter bread before but now I'm very intrigued!
We had so much fun making it and they were a hit our family!
You should! They were fun to make!
So adorable and scrumptious!
Thank you!
I've eaten lots of Easter bread but have never made it, love the idea of the individual loaves!
They were so much fun to make! Thank you!
I love this idea. Thanks!
Thank you!
How beautiful girl! I have always been fascinated with Easter breads as well and thank you for showing me that I can actually do it, I never thought I could before but now you've given me the motivation! My guys would be so happy to see these on the Easter table!
Thank you, it was so much easier than I would have thought. You can really should do it!
You weren't kidding. These were a big hit. Thank you for sharing so many fun new things with us!
It is fun to have a willing audience!