You are sure to find at least one recipe that will be perfect for your Easter celebration.
Time is getting away from me. It’s the story of my life. It’s almost too late – but not quite too late – to plan our Easter bread making. I’ve pulled together a few of my favorites here. Your only problem might be choosing just one!
Lemon Apricot Sticky Buns – Lemon-Apricot Sticky Buns are sweet, tart, and gooey.
Peanut Butter Banana Bread – The kids will love moist and easy peanut butter banana bread.
Rich Sourdough Egg Bread – Rich enough for a special occasion but not overly sweet.
Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls – For many families, Easter morning means cinnamon rolls.
Mom’s Orange Blossom Rolls – Sweet rolls baked with a tangy-sweet orange topping.
Sourdough Hot Cross Buns – This recipe calls for plenty of warm spices, lemon peel and currants.
Walnut Currant Rolls – Similar to hot cross buns, but less rich. And apparently I couldn’t spell currant correctly!
Dried Apple Bread – When you want a special bread but don’t want a traditionally rich bread.
Savarin Cake – French style, yeasted, sponge cake.
Easter Babka Bread – A sweet bread that traditional cooks have adapted to whatever is still in the pantry come spring.
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Dawn, happy to help. Not sure why the ingredients disappeared from Mother Earth News, but I am listing the recipe below.
Babka Recipe
2 tsp active dried yeast
2 Tbsp warm water
¼ cup granulated sugar
3 eggs
¾ cup sour cream (low-fat is fine)
½ cup lukewarm milk
½ tsp salt
1 Tbsp grated lemon peel
1 Tbsp grated orange peel
4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
½ cup dried tart cherries
½ cup golden raisins
Icing Recipe
1 cup powdered sugar
1 Tbsp lemon juice
Dissolve the yeast in the water in a large bowl or stand mixer bowl. Add sugar, eggs, sour cream and milk. Beat until smooth.
Add salt, citrus peel, and flour. Beat until a soft dough forms.
Add dried fruit, beating just to combine with the dough.
Push the dough into a greased bowl and cover. Let rise in a warm place for 2 hours.
Push risen dough into a greased 10-cup Bundt pan. Cover and let rise another 40 – 60 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Bake for 35-40 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven. Let cool in pan for 5 minutes. Remove babka from pan and continue to cool on a wire rack.
Combine icing ingredients. Drizzle over nearly cool babka. Cool completely before cutting.
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