Tsoureki is a traditional sweet, spongy holiday bread with various names worldwide.
The name derives from the Turkish word “corek”, meaning any bread made with dough containing yeast. In Greece, tsoureki is made with flour, milk butter and sugar and is commonly seasoned with orange zest, mastic resin or mahlab. It is associated with local customs and has a unique meaning for Greeks for Easter Sunday meals. Thus, it is also known as “Easter bread”.
The bread’s shape can vary. It may be a braided or round-shaped loaf or a roll. The traditional recipe from Istanbul has the aromas of sweet mahlab and mastic.
If you want to read the recipe from George Grigoriadis, click here.
