Choereg (Armenian Easter Bread)

Ingredients (12)

• ✓ 1 cup whole milk
• + 1 cup unsalted butter add to pantry
• + 1 cup margarine add to pantry
• + 1 cup white sugar add to pantry
• + ½ cup lukewarm water add to pantry
• + 2 (.25 ounce) envelopes active dry yeast add to pantry
• + 5 eggs add to pantry
• + 6 cups all-purpose flour, or as needed add to pantry
• ✓ 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• + 1 ½ tablespoons ground mahleb add to pantry
• ✓ 1 ½ teaspoons salt
• + 1 tablespoon sesame seeds add to pantry