Ingredients
- 1 1/2 kg flour
- 60 gr yeast
- 200 gr cow butter
- 300 gr sugar
- 3 eggs
- 240 ml milk
- 1 tsp crushed mastic
- 1 tsp grated mahlab (aromatic spice)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 egg yolks, for brushing
- 1/2 cup of sliced almonds or sesame seeds
Recipe Description
This bread was traditionally prepared with an essence drawn from the seeds of Mediterranean wild cherries, called makhlepi,.
The bread can also be flavoured with mastic , In more recent years, vanilla-scented tsoureki has also become popular.
If going for the full aromatic effect, a fourfold melange of aromatics is used: makhlepi, Chios mastic, and vanilla.
Sometime tsoureki is used as a gift for special occasion, for instance, it can be given as an Easter or Christmas gift from children to their godparents.
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