The Easter thread is a type of led bread, that is, fermented with yeast, something sweet and sticky, which is decorated with pastry cream, cherries and eggs. The origins of this sweet thread date back to ancient celebrations in which they asked for the generosity of the earth and, in gratitude, they offered very sweet round cakes made with figs, dates and honey. The circular form of the Easter thread symbolizes union, eternal rebirth and continuity, three elements that are pillars for Holy Week. Like all dessert, in each region there are variants for its elaboration, decoration and form, but the symbol is always the same: to celebrate unity and generosity. In recipes, we share the traditional Argentine recipe, although this same elaboration is also typical in many other countries, such as Mexico or Spain.
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| Easter thread ingredients: |
| For the dough :: 350 grams of common wheat flour (0000 or 000)) 125 grams of sugar 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence 150 grams of butter 1 pinch of salt 1 piece of lemon 2 pieces of Egg 2 pieces of egg yolk | For the ferment :: 1 cup of milk (240 milliliters) 30 grams of yeast 150 grams of common wheat flour (0000 or 000) ½ cup of sugar (100 grams) Para the pastry cream :: 500 milliliters of milk 50 grams of cornstarch 2 pieces of egg 3 pieces of egg yolk 1 teaspoon of vanilla essence 100 grams of sugar (½ cup) for the decoration :: 2 chocolate eggs 50 grams of cherries common sugar jam of damascos |
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Easter thread ingredients:
1. To elaborate the Easter thread recipe, begin to put by hand and measure all the ingredients you are going to use.
2. To make the ferment, mix in a bowl the warm milk with yeast and sugar.
3. Incorporates the flour little by little and let stand for 10 minutes or until you double your volume.
4. To make the mass of the Easter thread, it forms a source with the flour on a clean work surface and in the center incorporates the sugar, the vanilla, the zest of a lemon, the eggs, the yolks and the ferment.
5. begins to form the dough mixing the ingredients with the hand. Add the butter and continue kneading to form a ball of smooth and homogeneous dough.
6. Work the dough for 5 more minutes and let stand in a greased container and covered with a damp cloth, until it doubles its volume.
Trick: It is preferable that the place of rest is warm, for example, near the stove or the oven.
7. To make the custard that you will use to decorate the homemade Easter thread, in a bowl beat the eggs with the yolks and sugar. Add the cornstarch.
8. In a pan, heat the milk and aromatize it with the vanilla. If you are looking for an easier recipe, do not miss how to make a custard in the microwave.
9. When milk breaks to boil, gradually pour the egg mixture while stirring.
10. Mix constantly until thickened and reserve separately. You can add a teaspoon of butter at the end to prevent the pastry cream from drying out when cooling. You can also make an orange custard or use it to make other desserts such as the classic apple cake with cream.
11. Once the dough has doubled its size, it forms a ball and place it on the floured work table. With the floured elbow, make a hole in the middle to create the classic thread of Easter Argentina. The hole must be great, since, otherwise, in the second led would close. Place the thread on a previously greased and floured baking sheet.
Trick: You can place an equally greased glass in the middle of the thread if you want to make sure the hole is not closed.
12. Let levy, that is, ferment, for 30 more minutes. After that time, decorate the Easter thread with custard and brush the rest with beaten egg.
Trick: Preheat the oven at 180 ºC.
13. sprinkle with sugar and add some cherries above. Bake the Easter thread at 180 ºC for approximately 25 minutes. Remember that this time can vary depending on the power and brand of your oven.
14. When ready, retire the oven, pint it with jam of damsques (or another you like) and add the chocolate eggs. You will see that the result is being a spongy and delicious Easter thread. As this is the Easter celebrations, feast related to spring, we have added some organic flowers and leaves to decorate, but the latter is totally to your imagination and taste. And if you want to make home decoration, here you have the egg recipe Chocolate Easter.
15. List! As you can see, this is an easy and traditional Easter thread recipe, perfect to enjoy with the little ones at home. Do not forget to share a photo with us if you prepare or write your comments if you have any suggestion, opinion or think that we could improve it . Keep reading recipes to know many more Easter recipes.
16. If you have any questions, we also share the video with all the steps to know how the Easter thread is made, do not miss it!
