Tsoureki
1 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
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| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 2 | Eggs | |
| 1 | teaspoon | Vanilla |
| 1 | pack | Yeast;dry active |
| 1½ | teaspoon | Lemon peel;grated |
| 5 | Eggs;hard boiled colored at | |
| 1 | Egg yolk;with 1 T water | |
| ¼ | cup | Sugar |
| ¼ | cup | Butter |
| ½ | cup | Milk |
| 3 | cups | Flour;all purpose |
Directions
GREEK EASTER BREAD
In pan add salt,sugar, butter,and milk warm to 125 in a lg bowl combine 1 c flour with yeast add warm milk mixture, eggs,vanilla, and lemon peel. Beat low speed for 5 minutes then with a spoon beat in the rest of the flour to make stiff dough knead for 20 minutes let rise 45 minutes punch down and divide into 3 equal parts roll into ropes place in greased baking sheet. Th braid at evenly spaced intervals press colored eggs into dough cover let ri 30 minutes press eggs in again if necessary. Brush egg yolk mixture over braid do not touch eggs with yolk bake 350 for 25to35 minutes till golden brown cool on rack. dough can be made in BM. Greek Easter bread wraps around colorful hard cooked eggs. The greeks favor bright red eggs- but because the dye seeps into the dough, you may prefer pastel shades that tinge it less.
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