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Easter Nest Coffeecake




Source of Recipe


My bread machine cookbook


List of Ingredients




1 Pkg. Active Dry Yeast
3 Cups All-purpose Flour
1/4 Cup Sugar
1/4 Cup Warm Water
1/2 Cup Warm Milk
1/4 Cup Shortening
1 Slightly Beaten Egg
Shredded Coconut
Green Food Coloring
Confectioners' Icing
Candy Decorations

Recipe



Add yeast to bread machine. Pour in dry ingredients, shortening, warm water, warm milk and egg.

Let bread machine go through all kneading and rising cycles. After last rising cycle, just before it begins to bake, remove dough from bread machine and let rest 10 minutes.

Shape 1/3 of dough into 6 "eggs"; place close together in center of greased baking sheet. For "nest", shape remaining dough into two 26-inch ropes; braid together. Coil this around the "eggs"; seal ends. Cover; let rise in warm place until double (about 1 hour).

Bake at 375 for 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from sheet; cool.

Tint coconut with a few drops of green food coloring. Frost cake with Confectioners' Icing. Sprinkle "eggs" with candy decorations and "nest" with tinted coconut.