Steps to Make Ultimate Greek Tsoureki (sweet Easter bread)

Greek Tsoureki (sweet Easter bread).

Hey everyone, it's Drew, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I'm gonna show you how to make a distinctive dish, greek tsoureki (sweet easter bread). It is one of my favorites. For mine, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

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To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have greek tsoureki (sweet easter bread) using 16 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Greek Tsoureki (sweet Easter bread):

1. {Prepare 100 ml of milk.
2. {Make ready 175 g of water.
3. {Make ready 45 g of fresh yeast (or 15g dry yeast).
4. {Make ready 630 g of extra strong bread flour.
5. {Get 1 tsp of mahlepi powder(mahleb).
6. {Get 1 tsp of cardamom (crushed).
7. {Prepare 1/2 tsp of mastic powder (if you can find it).
8. {Take 1 pinch of salt.
9. {Get 2 of eggs.
10. {Take 50 g of butter (melted).
11. {Prepare 160 g of sugar.
12. {Take 40 g of honey.
13. {Take 1 of orange (the zest).
14. {Make ready of top.
15. {Prepare 1 of egg.
16. {Take of almond slivers.

Steps to make Greek Tsoureki (sweet Easter bread):

1. Dissolve the yeast in lukewarm milk and water. Let it rest for 10 minutes..
2. In a bowl combine the flour with the mahlepi powder, the cardamom, mastic powder and salt.
3. In a stand mixer combine in this order: the yeast with milk, the sugar, the honey, the eggs and the orange zest. Mix..
4. Slowly add the flour. When it is incorporated, beat faster until the dough clings to the dough hook and comes clean from the edges. It takes about 20 minutes, so don't be impatient! At first your dough will be very loose and sticky, but after the 20 minutes it will be soft and still a bit sticky, but it will be able to be formed in a ball, and if you oil your fingers it won't stick at all..
5. When it reaches this point, cover it with a towel and let it rise. For quicker results, but it in the oven with the light turned on. Be very careful, it rises A LOT. It can become maybe four times larger in volume, so be sure to have it in a large bowl or container. It takes about 45 minutes..
6. Take the dough out of the bowl. Put some oil or butter on your hands to be able to handle your dough. Don't add more flour and don't flour your surface! It’s still sticky but if you butter your hands it will miraculously not stick at all..
7. Divide the dough in 3-4 pieces. We will form one Tsoureki with each piece. You can of course divide in just 2 and make 2 big ones, or in more pieces and make smaller sized Tsoureki..
8. Because the dough is so loose I would suggest you braid them using the method with just 2 cords. They hold their shape better. But 3 is easier..
9. With buttered hands, take the first piece of dough and divide in 3. Make a rope with each part and then braid it tightly. Make 3 more Tsourekia with the other pieces. Transfer them on a baking tray layered with parchment paper..
10. Let them rise again, covered with a towel, for 30 minutes..
11. In a small bowl add the egg and 1 tsp water and whisk with a fork. Brush carefully the top and sides of each Tsoureki with the egg and garnish with almond slivers. Bake in preheated oven at 160C fan for about 20-30 minutes, until nicely browned (this also depends on how many/big you have made them)..
12. Let your Tsourekia cool down and then wrap them in plastic wrap to keep them fresh. They stay extra fresh for just 2-3 days, so it's better to keep one to eat and put the others in the freezer. Just one minute in the microwave and they will be as good as freshly baked!.

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