19 Mar The traditional Greek Easter “tsoureki”!
Posted at 13:55h in general information
The traditional Greek Easter “tsoureki”! Made from scratch and filled with the aromas of butter, mahlab, and mastic. A braided sweet bread that will steal your heart!
Tsoureki (τσουρέκι in Greek) is a sweet yeast bread. Tradition has it that it is made every year on Holy Thursday and consumed on Easter Sunday. Our family tradition has it that it does not survive until Easter Sunday…
Tsoureki symbolizes the Resurrection of Christ and rebirth in general, as the flour is molded into shape and rises and takes on life while transforming into its final shape…
