Easter bread (Tsoureki)

It might be called easter bread but tsoureki is baked all year round.

INGREDIENTS

• 1 kg flour
• 1 teacup butter
• 2 tablespoons grated orange rind
• 6 eggs
• 1 ½ teacups sugar
• ½ teacup milk
• 2 tablespoons yeast
• ½ teacup lukewarm water

METHOD

Dissolve the yeast in the lukewarm water. Add a teacup of flour and beat the mix. Cover the mix with a towel and place it in a warm place to rise. Slightly heat the milk, the sugar, the butter and the orange rind and place them in a bowl.

Add the yeast, the eggs, beaten, and the flour, stirring constantly. Make sure the dough is neither too soft nor too tough. Cover this dough with a towel and let it stand in a warm place for about an hour and a half.

When the dough has doubled in size, knead it again by hand and shape plaited breads. Brush the breads with 2-3 beaten egg yolks and bake them in a medium oven for about 30-35 minutes.

Source: www.greek-recipe.com