Patience is a tricky thing, I feel it growing with every year I gain, but it still manages to drive me crazy at times. After about one year of working on my cookbook , eat in my kitchen , developing the recipes, cooking, baking and shooting them all by myself, then going through a long process of
Have you ever been to Greece during Easter? The weather is mild, the smell of flowers is sweet, the anticipation is glorious. Greeks love Easter with its message of love, the new beginnings, the emotional Holy Week - or Passion Week as we still say in Greek. Everything about this special holiday
Celebrate Greek Easter with this irresistible Tsoureki recipe! A traditional sweet bread infused with aromatic mastica and mahlepi!
The combination of ouzo, vanilla, lemon and orange zest produces the most beautifully aromatic, light and fluffy gluten free Greek Koulouria.
This is my favourite Easter bread. It is so soft and has wonderfully heady flavours because of the addition of two unique spices, mastic gum and mahlep. I am tempted to call this candy floss bread …
Here's how to make Authentic Greek Easter Koulourakia. Buttery, crumbly, and very aromatic.
Tsoureki is the traditional Greek Easter bread made on Holy Thursday in the lead up to Orthodox Easter. Follow the recipe and my step by step instructions. Before you know it, you'll be celebrating Easter like a Greek in no time!
These authentic Greek Easter recipes can't be topped! From spanakopita to chicken souvlaki to honey pie, each dish is steeped in tradition!
Celebrate Greek Easter with this irresistible Tsoureki recipe! A traditional sweet bread infused with aromatic mastica and mahlepi!
The Greek Orthodox traditions of Easter continue to be observed in modern Greece. Explore the customs of Holy Week, including traditional foods.
A creamy Greek dessert made with just 7 ingredients! Galatopita is a milk pie similar to a custard tart. No need to pull out the filo for this one as it’s crustless. Perfect for Easter and other celebrations.
Tsoureki is a sweet, rich yeast bread with hints of citrus and a unique Mediterranean spice. The symbolism that it represents makes this bread perfect for Easter but you can make it any day of the year. The dough is sticky and can by challenging to work with but it creates a wonderfully soft and fluffy texture. See our tips in the notes for working with the dough.
Greek Easter is impossible to enjoy without Tsoureki, is a sweet, egg-enriched bread and is formed of braided strands of dough. Tsoureki is a traditional Easter bread served in Greece to break the Lenten fast. This is a tried and tested recipe that my mom has been using for decades.
Koulourakia are traditional Greek cookies which along with tsourekia are the "trademark" of Greek Orthodox Easter. Koulourakia are vanilla and orange scented cookies, crispy outside and soft inside, not overly sweet but full in flavor.
Celebrate Greek Easter with this irresistible Tsoureki recipe! A traditional sweet bread infused with aromatic mastica and mahlepi!
Greek Easter bread or “tsoureki” shares the same shape and texture as Challah bread. However, it is slightly more aromatic due to the addition of mahleb, a spice derived from sour cherry seeds, and mastic, a dried resin gathered from mastic trees. Given that neither of these ingredients are traditionally used in American cooking, you’ll need to look to specialty spice shops, Greek import stores, or the internet to find them. It is also worth noting that while mahleb is an essential component of this recipe, some include mastic, while others don’t. If you’re having trouble getting your hands on mastic or don’t enjoy the aroma, feel free to exclude it. Ingredients Preparation
This easy and tasty recipe is the traditional but updated recipe for beautiful Tsoureki, Greek Easter bread.
These are literally my favorite cookies of all time. All time. Koulourakia are a traditional cookie served at Easter time. There are a bunch of different recipes for this cookie, but basically it…
If there is a smell that reminds me of Easter time definitely is the smell of fresh baked tsoureki. The superb sweet aroma of mastic and the nutty aroma of mahlepi make this Greek Easter bread not only delicious but also unique.
