Tsoureki recipe (Traditional Greek Easter bread)

Name: Tsoureki recipe (Traditional Greek Easter bread)
Prep time: 5 h
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 5 h 35 min
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 24g dry yeast (0.85 oz.); 110g lukewarm water (3.9 oz.); 3g ground mastic (0.1 oz.) (buy online in Australia, UK, US/CA); 10g ground mahleb (0.35 oz.) (buy online UK, US/CA); 135g butter, from cow’s milk, at room temperature (4.7 oz.); 230g sugar (8.1 oz.); 150g milk, at room temperature (5.3 oz.); 4 medium eggs, at room temperature (200g/ 7 oz. without their shells); 870g strong white (bread) flour (30.6 oz.); zest of 1 orange; 1 egg and 1 tbsp water; almond slivers; 150g sugar (3.5 oz.); 150g water (3.5 oz.)

Instructions

Prep:5hCook:35min

A traditional Greek Easter Bread (Tsoureki) recipe! Discover all the secrets behind making the fluffiest, tastiest traditional Tsoureki with this step by step, no fail recipe!

Updated at: Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:21:04 GMT