Greek Recipe: Plaited Breads
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Plaited Breads (Tsourékia)
* Traditional Easter breads
1 kilo (2 lb. 4 oz.) flour
1 teacup butter (I have no idea what a "teacup" is)
2 tablespoons grated orange rind
6 eggs
1 1/2 teacups sugar
1/2 teacup milk
2 tablespoons yeast
1/2 teacup lukewarm water
Dissolve the yeast in the lukewarm water. Add a teacup of flour and beat the mix by hand, until it is smooth. Cover the yeast mix with a towel and place it in a warm place to rise. Slightly heat the milk, the sugar, the butter and the orange rind and place them in a bowl. Add the yeast, the eggs, beaten, and the flour, stirring constantly. Make sure the dough is neither too soft nor too tough. Cover this dough with a towel and let it stand in a warm place for about an hour and a half. When the dough has doubled in size, knead it again by hand and shape plaited breads. Brush the breads with 2 - 3 beaten egg yolks and bake them in a medium oven for about 30-35 minutes.
Plaited Breads (Tsourékia)
* Traditional Easter breads
1 kilo (2 lb. 4 oz.) flour
1 teacup butter (I have no idea what a "teacup" is)
2 tablespoons grated orange rind
6 eggs
1 1/2 teacups sugar
1/2 teacup milk
2 tablespoons yeast
1/2 teacup lukewarm water
Dissolve the yeast in the lukewarm water. Add a teacup of flour and beat the mix by hand, until it is smooth. Cover the yeast mix with a towel and place it in a warm place to rise. Slightly heat the milk, the sugar, the butter and the orange rind and place them in a bowl. Add the yeast, the eggs, beaten, and the flour, stirring constantly. Make sure the dough is neither too soft nor too tough. Cover this dough with a towel and let it stand in a warm place for about an hour and a half. When the dough has doubled in size, knead it again by hand and shape plaited breads. Brush the breads with 2 - 3 beaten egg yolks and bake them in a medium oven for about 30-35 minutes.
