Tsoureki

Name: Tsoureki
Yield: 2 tsourekia
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 kg flour (for tsoureki); 300 g sugar; 200 g melted butter; 5 eggs; 3 satchels yeast; 1 tsp salt (5 gr); 1 cup lukewarm milk (200 gr); zest of a large orange; 1 level tsp ground mahlab (3 gr); 1 level tsp ground mastic (3 gr)

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Greece

Making a delicious homemade tsoureki, is not so hard.

Recipe by Sitronella

Making a delicious homemade tsoureki, is not so hard.

Recipe by Sitronella

Cookpad Greece @cook_8238176

Greece

Making a delicious homemade tsoureki, is not so hard.

Recipe by Sitronella

Making a delicious homemade tsoureki, is not so hard.

Recipe by Sitronella

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Ingredients

2 tsourekia

1 kgflour (for tsoureki)
300 gsugar
200 gmelted butter
5eggs
3satchels yeast
1 tspsalt (5 gr)
1 cuplukewarm milk (200 gr)
zest of a large orange
1level tsp ground mahlab (3 gr)
1level tsp ground mastic (3 gr)

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Steps

1

Make a light dough with the yeast, the lukewarm milk and 1/4 (250 gr) of the flour. Cover and let rise for about 20'.
2

Meanwhile, use anoter bowl to beat the sugar, eggs, salt, spices and the rest of the flour.
3

Add the dough that has already risen and knead until you get an integrated dough.
4

Add the butter gradually and knead until you get a soft dough. Cover the bowl and let it rise until it doubles.
5

Form the tsourekia in whatever shape you like and place on a buttered tray. Let them rest in a warm place so that they rise.
6

Brush with a bit of beaten egg (if you like, sprinkle with blanched almonds) and bake at 150° for 35-40'.