Easter bread

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• 500g flour
• 100g sugar
• 1 packet of fresh yeast
• 200ml milk
• 2 eggs
• 100g melted and cooled butter
• 1 pinch of salt
• some grated lemon peel
• 100g raisins
• 100g fruit mix (candied lemon peel, orange peel, cherry)
• 50 g melted butter for spreading
• possibly sugar crystals
• 1 teaspoon of cardoon root tincture

Zubereitung

• Put flour in bowl
• Mix yeast with 50 ml lukewarm milk until smooth and add it to the middle of the flour
• Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of sugar over it.
• Let rise for 20 minutes
• Then knead all ingredients (remaining milk, sugar, eggs, salt, cardoon powder, butter) with the dough hook until the dough comes away from the bowl (approx. 4 - 5 minutes)
• Cover and keep warm for about 50 minutes
• Knead the raisins and fruits with the dough hook
• Pour the dough into a greased and floured form (e.g. 26 cm springform pan)
• Cut diagonally with a sharp knife
• Cover and let rise for another 20 minutes
• Bake in a preheated oven at 170 degrees for about 45 minutes
• Brush with melted butter and sprinkle with sugar if desired