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Stringy tsoureki by Akis is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It’s simple, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. Stringy tsoureki by Akis is something which I’ve loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
Beat the mahlab, sugar, mastic, cardamom and a pinch of salt in a food processor, until all of the aromatics are finely ground. You can also do this with a mortar and pestle. Mahlep sweet breads (Tsoureki) or these types of sweet breads are found all over Europe and the Middle East. Most of them were first made created in the Middle East by people of Jewish descent and are closely related to their religion.
To get started with this recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook stringy tsoureki by akis using 19 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Stringy tsoureki by Akis:
- Take 1 Mixture
- Take 120 ml water
- Make ready 120 g yeast
- Make ready 1 handful flour (from the 1 kg we will use)
- Make ready 2 Mixture
- Prepare 7 g mahlab
- Make ready 5 g kakoule (cardamom seeds)
- Take 2 g mastic
- Take 1 vanilla
- Get zest from one orange
- Get 60 g sugar
- Make ready Rest of ingredients
- Make ready 100 g margarine
- Prepare 200 g sugar
- Take 2 g salt (one pinch)
- Prepare 200 g eggs
- Make ready 200 g milk
- Make ready 1 kg strong flour for tsoureki
- Make ready 100 g melted margarine
So much for ready made tsoureki! I've tried many recipes but none managed to produce so fluffy tsourekia!! Recipe by Μουστρουφίτσα Tsoureki is very similar to brioche and challah. It is best to make this sweet bread using bread flour to create the soft and stringy texture that this Greek classic is known for.
Instructions to make Stringy tsoureki by Akis:
- Mix all the ingredients from mixture 1 and put them aside.
- Mix the ingredients of mixture 2 in a blender.
- Beat the 100 g margarine with the 200 g sugar, add mixture 2. When they are well beaten add the eggs, milk and mixture 1. Mix for 2 more minutes and replace the whisk with the dough hook on the mixer.
- Slowly add the flour and make sure the dough does not stick to the sides of the bowl. Lower the speed and slowly add the margarine till it is thoroughly absorbed in the mix.
- Check to see if the dough is as tight as required and see if it needs more flour.
- Let it stand in a warm place in a buttered bowl till double (about 1 hour). Turn it over and let it double again for 30 more minutes.
- Then braid it, place it on an oven tray, let id double again for about 30 minutes. Brush it with egg yolk, sprinkle with almonds and bake at 150 °C for 50 - 60 minutes.
Recipe by Μουστρουφίτσα Tsoureki is very similar to brioche and challah. It is best to make this sweet bread using bread flour to create the soft and stringy texture that this Greek classic is known for. However, currently, we are still in a quarantine and bread flour is nearly impossible to find. In a large bowl, add the flour, salt, sugar and mahleb, as well as mastic and/or orange zest if using. Mix them together so well combined.
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