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Hungarian Egg Twist bread is perfect for every day or a special occasion. You can sprinkle nuts or other additions into this sweetened bread or eat it as is.

Hungarian Egg Twist bread is perfect for everyday or dressed up for a special occasion. You can sprinkle nuts or other additions to this sweetened bread or eat it as is. | Hostess At HeartJohn’s parents came over for Easter dinner. I don’t know anyone who enjoys baked bread as much as my mother-in-law so I always enjoy having some freshly baked bread when we have them over. I knew she would love this Hungarian Egg Twist Bread.

My bread recipe submission was also due with #BreadBakers. The theme this month was Easter, Passover and Springtime Bread from Around the World, which was perfect timing for my Easter dinner.Hungarian Egg Twist bread is perfect for everyday or dressed up for a special occasion. You can sprinkle nuts or other additions to this sweetened bread or eat it as is. | Hostess At Heart

One thing that I learned is that there are often variations of the same bread in other countries. The Hungarian egg twist is also referred to as fonott kalacs. Kalacs (kaw-lahch) refer to any yeast-raised cake or sweet bread. They are braided and can be in a loaf or in a circle. They can also be sprinkled with walnuts or fruits.

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John loves freshly baked bread too but doesn’t like raisins or nuts in baked goods, so I made my bread without either. I do baby that boy. This bread is slightly sweet and has a hint of fresh lemon. It’s also delicious and makes great toast with jam.Hungarian Egg Twist bread is perfect for everyday or dressed up for a special occasion. You can sprinkle nuts or other additions to this sweetened bread or eat it as is. | HostessAtHeart.com

The instructions said to bake this bread for 50 minutes or 190 degrees F. I checked my bread at 40 minutes and it was already at 206 degrees F. Next time I will check my bread at 30 minutes. I enjoyed making this bread and will make it again.

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Hungarian Egg Twist – #BreadBakers
Prep Time
3 hrs 30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Total Time
4 hrs
 
Hungarian Egg Twist bread is perfect for everyday or dressed up for a special occasion. You can sprinkle in nuts and dried fruit or other additions to this sweetened bread or eat it as is.
Course: Bread
Cuisine: American, Hungarian
Servings: 24 slices
Calories: 132 kcal
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Ingredients
  • 1 cup milk *scalded and cooled to 110 degrees F

  • 1 tsp sugar

  • 4 tsp active dry yeast

  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp salt

  • 4 ounces butter 1 stick, softened and cut into pieces
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 
Grated zest of 1 lemon
  • 1/2 cup light raisins optional
  • 1 large egg yolk mixed with 1 tablespoon milk
Instructions
  1. Stir 1 teaspoon of sugar and yeast into cooled scalded milk and let sit for 5 minutes or until activated.

  2. In the bowl of a stand-up mixer, fitted with a dough hook, combine flour, salt, butter, sugar, 2 eggs, zest, and raisins. Mix until dough is smooth and elastic. Place the dough in a well-oiled bowl, turning the dough once to coat both sides. Cover with greased plastic wrap and allow to rise until doubled in a warm place (1 to 1-1/2 hours).

  3. When risen, punch down dough and turn out onto a lightly floured surface. Cut into three equal sized pieces and allow to rest covered about 5 minutes. Roll each piece of dough into a 20-inch rope. Braid the three pieces into one long twist or join ends into a circle. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet, tucking ends under. Cover with greased plastic wrap and allow to rise until doubled (1 hour).

  4. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.  Combine the egg yolk and the milk together. Brush over entire surface of the braid. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes or until an instant-read thermometer registers 190 degrees F. Tent with foil if crust browns too quickly. Let rest at least 20 minutes before slicing.

Recipe Notes

*Scalding milk is heating it to 180 degrees F.  It used to be done to kill bacteria in the milk and to kill the enzyme that prevented thickening.  This isn't the case anymore with pasteurized milk, but it is still done because it also makes cake spongy and breads light. Adapted from https://www.thespruce.com/eastern-european-easter-bread-recipes

Nutrition Facts
Hungarian Egg Twist – #BreadBakers
Amount Per Serving
Calories 132 Calories from Fat 36
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4g 6%
Saturated Fat 2g 10%
Cholesterol 24mg 8%
Sodium 43mg 2%
Potassium 40mg 1%
Total Carbohydrates 19g 6%
Sugars 3g
Protein 2g 4%
Vitamin A 3.1%
Calcium 1.8%
Iron 5.7%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

Here are the other beautiful breads from this month’s Bread Bakers group!

Bread BakersWhat is Bread Bakers? It’s a group of bread loving bakers who get together once a month to bake bread with a common ingredient or theme. You can see all our of lovely bread by following our Bread Bakers Pinterest Board. Links are updated after each event on the Bread Bakers home page.

How is the monthly theme determined? We take turns hosting each month and choosing the theme/ingredient.

Would you like to join in the fun? If you are a food blogger, send an email with your blog name and url to Stacy at [email protected].

If you are a food blogger and would like to join us, just send Stacy an email with your blog URL to [email protected].

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Hungarian Egg Twist bread is perfect for everyday or dressed up for a special occasion. You can sprinkle in nuts and dried fruit or other additions to this sweetened bread or eat it as is. | HostessAtHeart.com

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Comments

  11. What a beautiful bread and lovely golden crust! I (tried) to make a braided bread the other day and it was an utter disaster (then again I even find braiding hair difficult!)–so I really appreciate how perfect this braiding looks!

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  13. This looks absolutely stunning, Julie! Your photographs made me almost weep … Thank you so much for bringing this glorious bread along to this week’s Fiesta Friday party! Your bread club sounds intriguing … I might have to check it out!

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  18. Your bread looks amazing, Julie! Just perfect. I bet your mother-in-law and husband loved it. I had never heard of this bread so it was fun to learn about it. Thanks for sharing the recipe!

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  19. I LOVE that you and Renee, from Magnolia days, both took trips to Hungary. I have never made bread from there…I will now! Thanks for joining the #BreadBakers fun.

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  21. Wow Julie, you’ve turned quite the pro overnight haven’t you? I love how you are challenging yourself in the bread department, this bread looks just gorgeous! You’ve done such a great job with it, and what wonderful entries with the rest of the bakers 🙂

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  41. We both took a virtual trip to Hungary for this event. I like your sweet bread and will put it on my to-bake list.

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