Twisted Egg Bread

Name: Twisted Egg Bread
Total time: 21600 s
Yield: 30 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 packages Yeast; 1/2 cup Warm Water; 1/2 cup Sugar; 1/4 cup Honey; 1/2 cup Butter, melted; 8 each Egg; 8 cup Flour; 1 each Egg Yolk; 1 Cornmeal; 1 Sesame seeds

Eric Ramey @cook_3297728

I helped my mom make this when I was a kid.

Eric Ramey @cook_3297728

I helped my mom make this when I was a kid.

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Ingredients

6 hours

30 servings

3 packagesYeast
1/2 cupWarm Water
1/2 cupSugar
1/4 cupHoney
1/2 cupButter, melted
8 eachEgg
8 cupFlour
1 eachEgg Yolk
1Cornmeal
1Sesame seeds

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Steps

6 hours

1

Mix yeast, water, and 1 T sugar together. Let sit 10-15 min until bubbly.
2

Add sugar, honey, butter, and eggs. Gradually stir in flour. Knead until smooth and elastic.
3

Place in a greased bowl, turn once to cover with grease. Let rise 1 1/2 hours until doubled in size.
4

Punch down; divide into ninths. Form each piece into a rope 18 inches long. Braid 3 together. Tuck ends and place each in a greased, cornmeal coated bread pan (or on a cookie sheet). Let rise one hour.
5

Brush with egg yolk, then sprinkle with sesame or poppy seeds.
Bake 350°F for 30 minutes.