JOYCE'S FANTASTIC LEMON EASTER BREAD

Joyce's Fantastic Lemon Easter Bread image

This recipe was developed by my good friend, Joyce. It was written for a bread machine, but I'm sure it could be adapted. Light bread with a wonderful lemon flavor! Try toasted...Yum!

Provided by Leslie Ann Owen

Categories Bread Yeast Bread Recipes Egg

Time 2h45m

Yield 9

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

¾ cup warm water (100 degrees F/38 degrees C)
2 tablespoons warm water (100 degrees F/38 degrees C)
2 tablespoons butter, softened
2 eggs at room temperature
2 tablespoons lemon extract
3 ½ cups bread flour
½ cup white sugar
1 tablespoon active dry yeast

Steps:

Pour both amounts of warm water into a bread machine and add butter, eggs, lemon extract, bread flour, sugar, and yeast in the order recommended by the manufacturer. Select dough setting and start the machine.
Grease 3 8-inch round cake pans.
Remove dough when cycle is finished; cut dough into 3 equal-sized pieces. Roll each piece into a ball and place into a prepared cake pan; cover and let rise for 1 hour.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Bake loaves in the preheated oven until lightly browned, 15 to 20 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 283.5 calories, Carbohydrate 50.4 g, Cholesterol 43.2 mg, Fat 4.5 g, Fiber 1.6 g, Protein 8.2 g, SaturatedFat 2.1 g, Sodium 34.4 mg, Sugar 11.3 g