Tsoureki (Greek Easter Bread)
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Prep90 min
Cook40 min
Total130 min
Soft and aromatic Greek Easter bread with mastic and anise, decorated with a red egg – a treasured Orthodox Easter tradition.
Ingredients
Serves:12
Ingredients
- 600 g flour
- 120 g sugar
- 80 g butter
- 3 pcs eggs
- 200 ml warm milk
- 7 g dry yeast
- 1 tsp anise seeds
- 0.5 tsp mastic (crushed)
- 3 pcs dyed red eggs
- 2 tbsp sesame seeds
Nutrition (estimated)
high confidence336kcal · per serving
9.6g
Protein
50g
Carbs
10.7g
Fat
Recipe total: 4036 kcal · P 115.7g · C 599.9g · F 128.4g
Estimated from 10 of 10 ingredients
Approximate estimate, calculated from the ingredients.
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Steps
Steps
- 1Dissolve yeast in warm milk with 1 tbsp sugar; let foam.
- 2Beat the eggs, set 1 tbsp aside for brushing, then beat in the sugar and softened butter.
- 3Combine flour, anise and mastic; add egg mixture and yeast.
- 4Knead into a soft dough; cover and rise 1.5 hours.
- 5Divide in two, shape into braids.
- 6Nestle a red egg into each braid.
- 7Brush with the reserved egg, scatter sesame, bake at 180°C for 35–40 minutes.
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Questions and answers
How long does Tsoureki (Greek Easter Bread) take to make?
About 130 minutes: 90 min prep and 40 min cooking.
What ingredients do you need for Tsoureki (Greek Easter Bread)?
10 ingredients: flour, sugar, butter, eggs, warm milk, dry yeast, anise seeds, mastic, dyed red eggs, sesame seeds.
How many servings does this Tsoureki (Greek Easter Bread) recipe make?
12 servings. The servings buttons above the ingredients rescale every amount.
How many calories are in a serving of Tsoureki (Greek Easter Bread)?
About 336 kcal, with 9.6 g protein, 50 g carbohydrate and 10.7 g fat. This is an estimate from the ingredients, not a lab analysis.
What cuisine is Tsoureki (Greek Easter Bread)?
Tsoureki (Greek Easter Bread) comes from Greek cuisine.
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