– 5 eggs room temperature
– 3/4 cup sugar
– 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
– 1/4 salt
– 3/4 cup lukewarm milk
– 3 teaspoon active dry yeast
– 4 cup plain flour
– 1/2 cup butter room temperature
– 1 cup seedless raisins
– 3 cup icing sugar
– 3-5 tablespoons water
– sprinkles
Cover bowl with plastic wrapper and let dough rise in the shallow dish or sink filled with warm water for about 1 hour, or until dough doubles in size.
Baking Easter Bread on Easter is one of my favorite family traditions. I remember my mama always made Easter Bread on Friday nights right before Easter.