Sweet Easter Bread
Directions
- 1Add yeast, 1 tablespoon of sugar, and warm milk to a bowl, stir, and let it foam up.
- 2Add oil, eggs, 0.75 cup sugar, lemon zest, vanilla extract, remaining warm milk, and melted butter. Stir.
- 3Gradually add flour while kneading with a dough hook attachment.
- 4Oil the dough, cover, and let it rest for 2 hours.
- 5Punch down the dough, place it on a counter, and cut it in half, then each half into three pieces.
- 6Roll each piece into a ball, then into a rope. Pinch the top together, braid, and pinch the bottom.
- 7Let it rise for another hour, uncover it, brush with egg wash, add sesame seeds, and bake.
Ingredients
- 1 packet active dry yeast
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 0.5 cup warm milk
- 0.5 cup avocado oil
- 3 room temperature eggs
- 0.75 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup warm milk
- 0.5 cup melted butter
- 6 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon melted butter or oil
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 0 sesame seeds
- 0 mini chocolate eggs
Equipment
mixing bowlwhiskstand mixer with dough hook attachmentplastic wrapbaking sheetpastry brush
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