Simply SWEET Easter Bread 🐣 INGREDIENTS ▫️ active dry yeast ▫️ sugar ▫️ milk 
▫️ avocado oil
▫️ eggs 
▫️ lemon zest
▫️ pure vanilla extract
▫️ butter
▫️ all-purpose flour ▫️ sesame seeds ▫️ In the bowl of a stand mixer add the active dry yeast, sugar, and warm milk. Using a whisk, give it a quick stir, and let it rest for 5 to 10 minutes or until it foams up. If it does not activate or foam up, do not proceed with the remaining recipe. ▫️ Once the yeast activates, add the oil, eggs, sugar, lemon zest, vanilla, warm milk, and melted butter. I melted the butter and milk together on the stove. The butter and milk should be warm, not hot.
▫️ Stir the ingredients until the egg yolks + whites are broken up. Add the dough hook attachment on the stand mixer and, with the mixer on medium-low speed, mix while gradually adding the flour, until all the flour is included, + the dough pulls away from the sides of the mixing bowl. 
▫️ Remove the dough from the stand mixer, shape it into ball, + lightly grease it with the melted butter or oil. Place the dough back in the bowl of the stand mixer and loosely cover with a lint-free kitchen towel or plastic wrap.
▫️ Leave the dough in a warm spot for 2 hours, or until the dough has tripled in size.
▫️ Once risen, punch the dough down + place it on a clean counter. Cut the dough in half + cut each half into 3 equal pieces. Form each dough piece into a ball and then roll each ball into a 14 to 15-inch-long rope. Line up 3 of the ropes in parallel lines + pinch the tops of the 3 pieces together to bind them. Then, braid the 3 ropes to form a loaf. Pinch the bottom of the 3 ropes together to seal the braided loaf. Transfer them onto the parchment paper-lined baking sheets, cover them with a lint-free kitchen towel or plastic wrap, + let them rise in a warm spot for 1 hour. After 45 mins, place a rack in the center of the oven, then preheat to 350F. LTKfood LTKrecipes LTKcooking LTKkitchen