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Milk 180 ml (warm) + 2 Tsp instant yeast

Milk 180 ml (warm) + 2 Tsp instant yeast

Mix Flour, sugar,mahleb, mastica, salt, orange zest and lemon zest. melt the butter when cold add to lightly beaten eggs. Then add to the milk butter. Now add the liquid to the flour. Knead 5 mins

Mix Flour, sugar,mahleb, mastica, salt, orange zest and lemon zest. melt the butter when cold add to lightly beaten eggs. Then add to the milk butter. Now add the liquid to the flour. Knead 5 mins

2 hrs after the dough would have tripled in size. Put it on a floured top. Knead for 1 min cut into 3 parts. Make 3 strands and make a braid.

2 hrs after the dough would have tripled in size. Put it on a floured top. Knead for 1 min cut into 3 parts. Make 3 strands and make a braid.

Leave to rise again

Leave to rise again

Cover and leave for 2 hrs

Cover and leave for 2 hrs

The finishing ingredients: the colored egg, slivered almonds for the top and an egg for glazing.

The finishing ingredients: the colored egg, slivered almonds for the top and an egg for glazing.

Baste the risen dough with the egg yolk, sprinkle with slivered almonds and re baste over the almonds pressing lightly

Baste the risen dough with the egg yolk, sprinkle with slivered almonds and re baste over the almonds pressing lightly

Insert the colored egg. Bake in a preheated oven 170 /30 mins

Insert the colored egg. Bake in a preheated oven 170 /30 mins

Out of the oven. Leave to cool

Out of the oven. Leave to cool

It is Easter Day. Happy Easter

  • 180.0ml Milk 180 ml
  • 2.0Tbsp Yeast
  • 450.0ml Flour 450g
  • 180.0g Sugar 180
  • 1.0tsp Mahlab
  • 1/4tsp Miskeh
  • 1.0tsp Salt
  • 1.0 Orange zest
  • 1.0 Lemon zest
  • 2.0 Eggs large (120g)
  • 180.0g Butter 160 +