14gr dried yeast

75gr caster sugar

500gr strong baker flour

a pinch of ground cinnamon

A cup full of sultanas

8 eggs

150ml milk

60gr unsalted butter

1 teasepoon red food colouring

Place the yeast with 150ml of warm water and one teaspoonfuls of sugar . SEt aside for 15minutes or until bubbles appear on the surface .

Stir the flour into a large bowl and add the remaining sugar , two teaspoonful of salt , 3 beaten eggs butter and 100ml water until you have dough . Scatter flour onto a board and turn out dough onto this . Kneald it with your hands for 5 minutes leave it soft . Place it in a lightly greased bowl covering it with setting it aside . In a warm place for about an hour or until it has doubled in size . Then return it to the board and knock it back . divide it into two pieces roll them out into long sprits and plait them together . place this plan on a large greased baking tray . Leave it to rise for an hour

Meanwhile make the coloured eggs . Place 4 eggs in a saucepan of cold water with red food coloring and bring this to the boil. Simmer for 10 minutes , remove from pan from the heat and let the eggs in the water until they have cooled .

Preheat the oven to 190/ gas 5 . REmove the coloured eggs from the water , dry them and set them down in the center of the plaited dough . lightly beat the last egg and brush this over the dough . Bake it for 25minutes . Serve it warm . the coloured eggs are decorative and should not be eaten .

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