Traditional Greek Bread Recipe

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Traditional Greek Bread
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Dissolve yeast in the warm water. In a mixing bowl combine 1 1/2 cups of flour, salt, sugar, oil, and dissolved yeast and mix until blended. Cover and let sit for 30 minutes.
  2. With a Mixer:
  3. Mixing with pastry hooks, slowly add 2 cups of flour to the yeast mixture and knead until smooth. The dough will be very sticky and just needs additional flour so it can be handled.
  4. Sprinkle a work surface with the remaining 1/4 cup of flour and turn out the dough, kneading briefly by hand, pulling in the flour, until it doesn’t stick to hands.
  5. By Hand:
  6. Add 1 1/2 cups of flour to the yeast mixture and combine with hands to form a cohesive dough. Turn out onto a floured work surface and knead in as much of the remaining flour as needed until the dough is smooth and doesn’t stick to hands.
  7. Shape into two loaves, place on a non-stick cookie sheet, and on the middle rack in a cold oven for 15 minutes. Heat oven to 425 F (220 C) and bake on the middle rack for 30 minutes or until golden. Then, cool on a rack.
  8. Tips
  9. -To create a crustier top, just before baking score the loaves 3 times diagonally across the top.
  10. -Optionally, just before baking, brush the top of the loaves with water and sprinkle with sesame seeds before placing in the oven.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 235.28 Kcal (985 kJ)
Calories from fat 37.14 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 4.13g 6%
Sodium 582.98mg 24%
Potassium 68.2mg 1%
Total Carbs 42.5g 14%
Sugars 0.53g 2%
Dietary Fiber 1.91g 8%
Protein 5.87g 12%
Iron 0.6mg 3%
Calcium 8.9mg 1%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 384.37 Kcal (1609 kJ)
Calories from fat 60.68 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.74g 6%
Sodium 952.39mg 24%
Potassium 111.41mg 1%
Total Carbs 69.43g 14%
Sugars 0.86g 2%
Dietary Fiber 3.12g 8%
Protein 9.59g 12%
Iron 0.9mg 3%
Calcium 14.5mg 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 4.7
    Points
  • 6
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • cholesterol free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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