John's Greek Food Guide

Tsoureki is an old time classic when it comes to Easter! Every Greek house has at least one piece. Kids and Adults love this little sweet bread. Many Greeks also, give Tsourekia as a gift. I'm sure you will love them. This recipe is from my grandmother Panagioulla, which I thank her. My grandma makes the best tsoureki in town, so I'm sure that I won't let you down. Have fun making them! For 25-30 pieces (depending on the shape) Ingredients: 250 gr. butter or margarine (melted) 2 pieces of fresh yeast 3 cups white sugar 1/2 ltr. warm milk 2 kg. all-purpose flour 7 eggs 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract 1 teaspoon of ground kardamon 1 teaspoon of ground mahlep  Preparation time: 2-3 h      Cook: 20-30 min    Directions: In one cup of water put the yeast and about 2-3 tablespoons of all-purpose flour (NOTE: You do not put any extra flour, just take some from the 2 kg. that we included in the ingredients list. This will prevent the tsourekia to be hard whe

Hello and Welcome to my guide! My name is John a passionate Greek home cook that loves food! I live in the beautiful island of Rhodos, located in the Dodecanese island complex and the South Aegean region. This blog has been created with only one target. To make you love Greek cuisine and food and appreciate the simple, good old food made by simple ingredients. In this blog you will learn the secrets of Greek food and of course as an islander, the secrets of the Meditteranean cuisine, which is considered one of the healthiest in the world. I hope that you will like my blog! Have a nice day! ** The image is property of sintages-jotis.gr/Traditinal Greek Food "Moussaka"