Tsoureki – (Easter bread)

Listing Details:

Publish Date: April 2nd, 2009
Food typeEaster sweet
Ingredients: 1 kg flour, 1 teacup butter, 2 tablespoons grated orange rind, 6 eggs, 1 ½ teacups sugar, ½ teacup milk, 2 tablespoons yeast, ½ teacup lukewarm water

Recipe Details and Method:

Dissolve the yeast in the lukewarm water. Add a teacup of flour and beat the mix. Cover the mix with a towel and place it in a warm place to rise. Slightly heat the milk, the sugar, the butter and the orange rind and place them in a bowl.
Add the yeast, the eggs, beaten, and the flour, stirring constantly. Make sure the dough is neither too soft nor too tough. Cover this dough with a towel and let it stand in a warm place for about an hour and a half.
When the dough has doubled in size, knead it again by hand and shape plaited breads. Brush the breads with 2-3 beaten egg yolks and bake them in a medium oven for about 30-35 minutes.