Easter baskets
Description
Homemade baked goods for tea. The dough turns out aromatic and fluffy. You can use the baskets for decorative purposes on an Easter table, placing colored eggs or sweets inside. Serve warm or chilled. Perfect with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
Step 1. Prepare the dough. Mix all the ingredients in the following order: water, oil, eggs, sugar, salt, 4 cups of flour, and yeast. Beat with a mixer. Gradually add the remaining flour. The dough should be firm. If it starts to stick to the sides, continue kneading for about 4 minutes.
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Step 2
Step 2. Grease a hard surface with oil and place the dough on it.
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Step 3
Step 3. Roll out the dough. Cut it into long strips 3-4 centimeters wide.
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Step 4
Step 4. Take a deep bowl with a large diameter (about 30 cm), wrap it with foil as shown in the photo. This will be our base for shaping the basket.
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Step 5
Step 5. Place 4 strips of dough in a cross pattern (as shown in the photo). This will be the base of our basket.
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Step 6
Step 6. Now take a strip of dough and place it in a circular shape (as shown in the photo).
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Step 7
Step 7. Repeat this process all the way to the bottom of the base. Place the strips as close together as possible.
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Step 8
Step 8. To decorate the edge, take 2 strips, braid them together. Place them in a circle, pressing the edges down.
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Step 9
Step 9. Brush the basket with melted butter (you can melt it using a double boiler).
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Step 10
Step 10. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees. Then reduce the temperature to 180 and place the basket in the oven. Bake for 35-40 minutes.
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Step 11
Step 11. Remove the ready, golden-brown Easter basket from the oven and let it cool completely (about 30 minutes). Then, carefully remove the basket from the bowl. That's it, you're all set!