Italian Easter Bread Wreath

Ingredients

• 1 cup unbleached all purpose flour
• 1/2 cup cool water
• 1/8 teaspoon instant yeast
• 2 1/8 cups unbleached all purpose flour
• 1 1/4 teaspoons coarse salt
• 2 teaspoons instant yeast
• 5 1/3 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature
• 2 large eggs
• 1 large egg yolk
• 1/4 teaspoon Fiori di Sicilia
• 1/4 teaspoon orange extract
• 1/4 teaspoon anise seed ground, optional, I omitted it
• 1 Orange large
• 9/16 cup sugar confectioners’, sifted
• 3 tablespoons orange juice freshly squeezed
• sprinkles or nonpareils, for decorating

Nutrition

• Calories : 290 calories
• Carbohydrate : 52 grams
• Cholesterol : 75 milligrams
• Fat : 7 grams
• Fiber : 2 grams
• Protein : 6 grams
• SaturatedFat : 3.5 grams
• Sodium : 310 milligrams
• Sugar : 19 grams