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Easter bread – Tsoureki

April 23, 2019 By Mandarina 2 Comments

Easter bread

It’s that time of the year when making this pillowy sweet bread is mandatory, it’s Easter time.

Easter bread is one of my first bakes ever and one of my first Instagram photos. I still remember all the research that I made, all the dough testing and spice hunting and the aromas filling my kitchen. I had just started to leave alone and had all kitchen for my messy experiments.

Now, 4 years later, in a small kitchen in a lovely island I’m making Easter bread again. I’ve never been a religious person, but always enjoyed family gatherings around the table eating traditional food, laughing and chatting and feeling thankful.

#sweetmemories

Easter bread
Easter bread
Easter bread




Tsoureki

Ingredients

  • 2 cups strong bread flour
  • 1 tbsp dried yeast
  • 2 tsp mahlab
  • 1/2 tsp mastiha
  • 1/2 tsp ground cardamom
  • 1/4 cup warm water or milk
  • 50 g butter (melted and cooled)
  • 1/3 cup sugar
  • 1 medium egg (for the dough)
  • 1 medium egg (to brush the dough)
Directions
  1. Mix flour, sugar, yeast, mahlab, mastiha and cardamom.
  2. Add the egg and melted butter and start mixing the dough.
  3. Slightly add the warm water or milk and keep mixing until the dough comes together.
  4. Work the dough patiently for 5 minutes.
  5. Cover and put it in a warm place until it doubles in size.
  6. Once the dough has doubled in size, divide it  in 3 pieces and roll each piece with your hands to form a rope shape.
  7. Form a braid and transfer into a baking pan.
  8. Cover and let it rise for another 1 hour.
  9. After one hour the bread should be ready to bake.
  10. Beat the egg and brush the top of the bread with it.
  11. Sprinkle with almond flakes and sesame seeds.
  12. Bake in the preheated oven for around 30 min at 200 C.
  13. Let it cool before serving.

Notes:

If you don’t manage to find the spices or don’t like them, replace them with your favorite spices.

Leftover Easter bread makes amazing french toast, just as amazing as brioche bread, so don’t forget to try it.

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Filed Under: Recipes, Sweet, Traditional Tagged With: buke pashke, curek, easter bread, how to make Easter bread, Si te bejme cyrek, Tsoureki

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  1. Bake My Day Happy

    April 23, 2019 at 11:10 pm

    I so want to make this tasty bread but I am the only one in da house to eat it ?. Anyway, I will have to make it some day 3??

    Reply
    • mmMandarina

      April 23, 2019 at 11:13 pm

      Turn it into french toast, I’m sure the rest of the family will love it ??

      Reply

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