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Greek · Bread
Tsoureki (Greek Easter Bread)
A braided, lightly spiced yeast loaf glazed with egg and sprinkled with sesame. Soft crumb and a gentle lemon and mahlepi fragrance.
- YieldServes 8 · 1 large braided loaf
- Hands-on55 min
- Total4 h 28 min
- Difficulty
Ingredients
- 1½ tspactive dried yeast
- 100 mlmilk, warm
- 2eggs, beaten
- 1 tsplemon zest, finely grated
- 90 gcaster sugar
- 450 gall-purpose flour, plus extra for kneading
- ¼ tspsalt
- 1 tspground mahlepi
- 100 gunsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
- 1egg, beaten, for glazing
- 1 tbspsesame seeds, for sprinkling
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