Easter basket from dough

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Baskets, Easter cakes and painted eggs – an indispensable attribute of Easter holiday. Today I offer to cook an edible Easter basket. Such a beautiful and unusual pastries will be a wonderful decoration of the festive table. But after the holiday it will be possible to eat)

Ingredients for Easter basket from dough

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Step by step instruction of cooking Easter basket from dough

Шаг 1

Knead yeast dough for Easter baskets. In a mixing bowl, first mix the liquid ingredients ( water, vegetable oil, salt, sugar). Then add the flour and yeast knead the dough. Remove the dough in a warm place for one hour.

Шаг 2

Prepare the form for the basket. It can be any heat-resistant form. I have a small enameled bowl. Wrap the selected form with foil and brush with vegetable oil.

Шаг 3

Divide the dough into two parts. One part roll out to a thickness of approximately 1 cm And cut the dough into strips of 2 cm wide.

Шаг 4

Put on the surface of the mold prepared strips – cross vertically ( as if drawing a snowflake *) they will form the basis of the basket. Press the dough on top to flatten the bottom of the future basket to basket after baking was stable.

Шаг 5

Then weave in the vertical guides, the following strips, arranging them horizontally.

Шаг 6

Whisk one egg and brush with the basket.

Шаг 7

Bake in a preheated 180 degree oven for 20-30 minutes until Golden brown.

Шаг 8

While the basket is baked. Roll out second half of dough and cut into wide strips (approximately 2 cm). From test strips weave a plait headband to the edge of the basket. As a guide the diameter of the circle on which the bowl you baked the basket. Brush braid with beaten egg and bake in a preheated 200 degree oven for 20 minutes until Golden brown.

Шаг 9

When the basket and the rim of baked and cooled, just have to fasten them with wooden toothpicks.
Easter basket from dough ready!