Sweet Easter Bread

3h 20m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Add yeast, 1 tablespoon of sugar, and warm milk to a bowl, stir, and let it foam up.
  2. 2Add oil, eggs, 0.75 cup sugar, lemon zest, vanilla extract, remaining warm milk, and melted butter. Stir.
  3. 3Gradually add flour while kneading with a dough hook attachment.
  4. 4Oil the dough, cover, and let it rest for 2 hours.
  5. 5Punch down the dough, place it on a counter, and cut it in half, then each half into three pieces.
  6. 6Roll each piece into a ball, then into a rope. Pinch the top together, braid, and pinch the bottom.
  7. 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