Tsoureki - Easter Twisted Loaf Recipe

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Tsoureki - Easter Twisted Loaf
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Ingredients
24
Count
Nutrition
844
Calories
Total time
40
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • for two loaves
  • 1/2 cup warm milk or water
  • for the dough
  • 2 1/2 cups milk
  • 3 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 kilos flour
  • 1 3/4 cup butter
  • 1/4 tsp mahleb ground
  • 1/4 tsp mastic ground
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • for the stuffing
  • 2 tbsp marmelade from forest fruits
  • 100 g. dark chocolate in small pieces
  • 1/2 tsp ground clove
  • for the glaze
  • 100 g. dark chocolate (52% cocoa)
  • 100 g. butter
  • 8 tbsp confectioner''s sugar
  • 6 tbsp milk cream

Directions:

  1. We melt the yeast in the 1/2 cup of warm water or milk. Boil the remaining milk with the butter, sugar and salt. Stir ,remove from heat and let it cool down. Fold in the dilluted yeast mixture. Then pour in half of the flour and the eggs that you have lightly beaten. Stir well and add the remaining flour, mastic and mahleb. Turn out the pastry on a floured surface and work for 8-10 mins. until you reach a dough that is elastic and smooth. Place it in a greased large bowl, covered with a wet towel, in a warm place, for 3 hours until it doubles its size.
  2. Mix the ingredients for the stuffing. Work the dough a little more, split it in half, then split each piece in 3 smaller pieces.
  3. Make long rolls of each piece and then flatten them with your palms. Spoon the stuffing on all 6 pieces and roll them each in such a way that they look like stuffed sausages.
  4. Take the 3 pieces and weave them as a braid. Place both braids in a large greased oven dish and let them raise for 1 hour.
  5. Coat them with the egg that you have beaten with a 1 tbs of water and bake them in a preheated oven at 180 .C for 35-40 mins.
  6. Let them cool down while you prepare the glaze.
  7. In a heavy saucepan over low heat we melt the ingredients and stir until we reach a smooth mixture.
  8. Cover the tsourekia with the glaze and top with some crushed walnuts.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 844.19 Kcal (3534 kJ)
Calories from fat 515.78 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 57.31g 88%
Cholesterol 274.29mg 91%
Sodium 145.57mg 6%
Potassium 399.51mg 9%
Total Carbs 73.85g 25%
Sugars 66.14g 265%
Dietary Fiber 3.25g 13%
Protein 13.59g 27%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.5mg 17%
Iron 2.9mg 16%
Calcium 152.3mg 15%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 323.88 Kcal (1356 kJ)
Calories from fat 197.88 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 21.99g 88%
Cholesterol 105.23mg 91%
Sodium 55.85mg 6%
Potassium 153.27mg 9%
Total Carbs 28.33g 25%
Sugars 25.38g 265%
Dietary Fiber 1.25g 13%
Protein 5.21g 27%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 17%
Iron 1.1mg 16%
Calcium 58.4mg 15%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 21
    Points
  • 24
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar

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