Sicilian Easter Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 55 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 pinch salt (about 1/8 tsp)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 teaspoon ground mahlepi (or mahleb)
• 1 eggs or 3 eggs, uncooked
• 1 egg beaten with 1 tsp milk for egg wash
• sliced almonds or colored sprinkles, for sprinkling top

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 in mixing bowl, stir together flour, baking powder, mahlepi, sugar, and salt.
• 3 mix eggs, olive oil, milk and vanilla.
• 4 beat into flour mixture with spoon until satiny.
• 5 pour batter into 9" greased pie plate or cake pan.
• 6 top with egg wash and almonds or sprinkles.
• 7 press egg or eggs in center.
• 8 bake 55 minutes or so until skewer comes out dry.
• 9 cool in pan on rack 10 minutes and unmold.