Egg Sesame Bread

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Ingredients

  • yellow food coloring
  • 1/4 cup warm water
  • 2 pkg yeast
  • 1/2 tsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 eggs + yolk from egg below, slightly beaten
  • 1 1/2 cup scalded milk
  • 2 Tbsp melted butter
  • approx. 6 1/2 cups sifted flour
  • for glaze:
  • 1 egg white, beaten

Instructions

  1. Soften yeast in warm water.
  2. Put milk, butter, sugar, and salt into pan - scald milk.
  3. Cool to lukewarm. Pour in bowl.
  4. Add 2 cups flour to milk & mix.
  5. Add yeast & water, eggs, food coloring, and mix.
  6. Add the remainder of the flour a little at a time
  7. Knead dough and let rise. Punch down and divide into 6 pieces. Shape each into a strip.
  8. Braid 3 strips into a loaf and tuck ends under. Repeat with remaining 3 strips.
  9. Place onto cookie sheet and let rise.
  10. Then brush each loaf with the egg white & sprinkle with sesame seeds.
  11. Bake at 350-375 for about 30 minutes.
  12. Tip: you can tell when bread is done by either inserting a toothpick or tapping crust with fingernail. Don't put loaves on same pan - use two that will fit into your oven. Otherwise they will glom together and not be pretty.

Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)

782 kcal 39% DV
Protein Fat Carbs

Macronutrients

Protein 20.6g 41% DV
Total Fat 43.8g 56% DV
Carbs 79.5g 29% DV
Fiber 7.1g 25% DV
Sugar 13.9g 28% DV

Electrolytes

Sodium 10731mg 100% DV
Potassium 987mg 21% DV
Cholesterol 210.3mg 70% DV

Vitamins & Minerals

Vitamin A 68mcg 8% DV
Vitamin C 13mg 14% DV
Vitamin D 0.9mcg 4% DV
Calcium 460mg 35% DV
Iron 8.2mg 46% DV

* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).

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