Skylar has always LOVED bread and most breads are so easy to make there’s no reason to not have fresh baked bread for special occasions. I found this recipe from the Pioneer Woman (made a few tweaks) and served it with our Easter Brunch.
To get started you’ll need:
- 1/4 cup warm water
- 1 tbsp. active dry yeast
- 3/4 cup warm milk
- 1/2 cup raw granulated sugar
- 6 tbsp. unsalted butter (melted)
- 3 large brown eggs (divided)
- 4 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for the surface
- 2 1/2 tsp. salt
- Olive oil spray
- 4 dyed hard boiled eggs (you can use uncooked eggs and cook them in the bread but I chose to use hard boiled)
How to make it:
1) Stir together the water and the yeast in a small bowl. Let the mixture stand until it is foamy, about 5 minutes.

Combine the yeast mixture, milk, sugar, butter, and 2 of the eggs, beaten, in the bowl of a kitchen aid (or other stand mixer) fitted with a dough hook. Beat on medium-low speed until combined, about 30 seconds. Add the flour and salt and mix on medium until a shaggy dough forms. Continue to mix on medium and beat until the dough is smooth, elastic and tacky, about 5 minutes.




2) Transfer the dough to a large bowl lightly greased with olive oil spray. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let the dough rise at warm room temperature until the dough is doubled in size, 1 1/2 hours.

3) Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and divide it into 3 equal portions. Roll each of the portions into an 18 inch long rope.
Braid the ropes together, pinching the ends to seal and tucking them underneath.


Transfer the bread to a parchment-lined baking sheet. Tuck dyed eggs into the braid, spacing them evenly apart. Cover the loaf loosely with plastic wrap and let it rise at warm room temperature until it has puffed, 30 to 45 minutes.

4) During the last 30 minutes of proofing, preheat the oven to 350°. Uncover the loaf and brush it lightly with the remaining beaten egg. Bake the loaf until it is golden brown, 30 to 35 minutes. Slide the loaf and the parchment paper onto a wire rack to cool completely, about 1 1/2 hours.



Happy Easter 🐣