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Tsoureki recipe: make it at home
Tsoureki is the famous sweet plaited bread of Greek cooking. It is best known as the traditional Easter bread, but today it is eaten all year round for breakfast, as a snack or with coffee. Its…
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About this dish
What is Tsoureki?
Tsoureki is the famous sweet plaited bread of Greek cooking. It is best known as the traditional Easter bread, but today it is eaten all year round for breakfast, as a snack or with coffee. Its characteristic flavour comes from the typically Greek spices mahlepi and mastiha, which give tsoureki the unique aroma it is so loved for.
Mise en place
Make Tsoureki yourself
Step by step
How to make Tsoureki step by step
Method
- 1
Dissolve the yeast in the lukewarm milk.
- 2
Mix the flour, sugar, mahlepi, mastiha and orange zest.
- 3
Add the milk, butter and eggs.
- 4
Knead the dough for about 10 minutes until smooth.
- 5
Leave the dough to rise for about 1½ hours.
- 6
Divide the dough into three equal pieces.
- 7
Roll long strands and plait them into a loaf.
- 8
Leave to rise for another 45 minutes.
- 9
Brush with egg yolk.
- 10
Sprinkle with flaked almonds or sesame seeds.
- 11
Bake for about 30–35 minutes at 170 °C until golden brown.
At the table
How to serve Tsoureki
With a frappé
With butter and honey
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