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tsoureki
Braided Greek sweet bread scented with orange zest and mahleb and topped with almonds.
About tsoureki
Tsoureki is a fragrant Greek braided sweet bread closely associated with Easter baking. This profile follows the national tourism organisation recipe from Thessaloniki, scented with orange zest and mahleb.
Milk, butter and eggs give the bread a gentle richness while sugar keeps it softly sweet. Orange zest and cherry-kernel mahleb provide bright citrus and distinctive almond-like perfume, reinforced by the almond topping.
The loaf is tall and braided with a glossy deep-golden crust scattered with chopped almonds. Its interior is pale, soft and elastic, pulling into fine tender strands rather than crumbling like cake.
Allergens in this recipe
Contains: Milk, Wheat (gluten), Egg, Almond.
Other allergen details are unconfirmed.
Ingredients vary by restaurant. Confirm your allergens with staff before ordering.
Ingredients in tsoureki
Thessaloniki Mahleb Tsoureki.
- MilkEnriched dough and glaze
- Dry yeastLeavening
- Wheat flourBread structure
- SugarSweetness and fermentation
- SaltSeasoning
- Orange zestBright citrus aroma
- MahlebFragrant spice
- ButterRich tender crumb
- Eggs and egg yolkEnrichment and glossy glaze
- AlmondsNutty topping
Ingredient details & uncertainties
Allergen information is incomplete. Unconfirmed details do not establish that an allergen is absent.
- Milk:
- Dry yeast:
- Wheat flour: . The recipe names flour; the selected sweet bread is recorded as wheat flour and retains the Wheat allergen
- Sugar:
- Salt:
- Orange zest:
- Mahleb: . The source spells the ingredient mahleb/mahlepi; it maps to the established mahlab route
- Butter:
- Eggs and egg yolk: . Whole eggs in the dough and egg yolk in the glaze are consolidated under the verified egg route
- Almonds:
Origins & food traditions
Greece's national tourism organisation supplies the complete Thessaloniki-region braided sweet-bread recipe selected here. Its Easter guide independently identifies tsoureki as the fragrant Easter brioche traditionally baked in Greek homes on Maundy Thursday.