Italian Easter Bread | Cooking Professionally

Name: Italian Easter Bread | Cooking Professionally
Ingredients: 1 3/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, plus more, to taste, for dusting a work surface; salt, to taste; 1 tablespoon lemon zest; 2 1/2 tablespoons granulated sugar; 1/4 cup milk, lukewarm; 1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast; 2 eggs, room temperature and slightly beaten, plus 1 egg, not beaten, divided; 1/2 cup butter, room temperature; 1 tablespoon water; 2 dyed eggs, uncooked, optional, for topping

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Carrying out traditions is a beautiful way to spend time with the ones you love. Start a new tradition with this Italian Easter Bread. A sweet and fluffy pillow of brioche bread is braided and...

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Ingredients

1 3/4 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, plus more, to taste, for dusting a work surface
salt, to taste
1 tablespoon lemon zest
2 1/2 tablespoons granulated sugar
1/4 cup milk, lukewarm
1 1/2 teaspoons active dry yeast
2 eggs, room temperature and slightly beaten, plus 1 egg, not beaten, divided
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
1 tablespoon water
2 dyed eggs, uncooked, optional, for topping