Greek Easter Bread

Greek Easter Bread

Overview

The dough of Greek religious holiday bread is added with nuts and dried fruits, braided and stuffed with red eggs to become Easter bread. I have heard about Easter eggs for a long time, but I have never done anything about them. The focus is not so much on the eggs, but on the dyeing. How did you get that color? I was confused at first. I looked around on the Internet and found that using pigments, they are colorful and colorful. However, I have always been wary of pigments. "The Apprentice Baker" is only dyed red, but what exactly is used to dye it red? In fact, many places in China also have the custom of giving red eggs. It seems to be for giving birth or something else? How did you get the skin on that red egg? I quickly found a solution - put the red yeast rice powder into the water and boil it with the eggs. It will definitely get a little color. As for how red it can be dyed, we can only wait and see. Facts have proved that this idea is very correct, and the dyeing effect is far better than imagined. . . Regarding the shaping of bread, "The Apprentice Baker" explains it very simply. Before shaping the bread into a ball, divide the dough into 3 equal parts and use the three-strand braid method shown on page 88. Finally, stuff the eggs into the gaps in the middle of the braid. I looked at a few methods online, and they all twisted it into two strands. Although I felt that stuffing the eggs into the gaps between the two strands of twist would look more even than a three-strand braid, I still followed the original and made a three-strand braid. I was worried that the braid would not be easy to loop if it was short, so I rolled the dough as long as possible, but in the end, it was too long. The braid looked very thin, and the egg could not sink deeply into it, so he had to stick out more than half of his body. This effect. . . . I can only make do with it. The dough was ugly and the eggs were amazing. . . .

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Polish starter: 32g high-gluten flour, 34g water, 0.1g dry yeast

    Greek Easter Bread step 1

  2. Mix all the starter ingredients,

    Greek Easter Bread step 2

  3. Stir into a uniform paste, cover with plastic wrap, and place in a warm place to ferment.

    Greek Easter Bread step 3

  4. Until the batter becomes bubbly and puffy.

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  5. Main dough: 150g high-gluten flour, 1.6g dry yeast, 2.3g salt, 1g cinnamon powder, 0.3g nutmeg powder, 0.3g allspice powder, 0.3g clove powder, 1.5g lemon zest, 31g eggs, 25g honey, 18g olive oil, 50g milk, 60ml raisins, 20ml cranberries, 40ml lightly roasted almond slices, 3 hard-boiled red eggs

    Greek Easter Bread step 5

  6. Pour the flour, salt, yeast, cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves into a bowl and mix well.

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  7. Pour into bread bucket, add starter, lemon zest, egg liquid, honey, olive oil, and milk.

    Greek Easter Bread step 7

  8. Put it into the bread machine and start the dough mixing process.

    Greek Easter Bread step 8

  9. Stir until the film can be pulled out,

    Greek Easter Bread step 9

  10. Remove, add nuts and dried fruits and mix well.

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  11. Roll into a round shape, place in a large bowl, cover with plastic wrap, and ferment in a warm place.

    Greek Easter Bread step 11

  12. The dough has doubled in size,

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  13. Take out, divide into three equal parts, roll into balls, and rest for 15 minutes.

    Greek Easter Bread step 13

  14. Arrange into thin strips.

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  15. One end overlaps,

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  16. Braid.

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  17. Fold the two ends of the braid over each other and pinch tightly to form a loop.

    Greek Easter Bread step 17

  18. Stuff the red eggs into the gaps in the braid,

    Greek Easter Bread step 18

  19. Place on a baking sheet and let rise until the dough doubles in size.

    Greek Easter Bread step 19

  20. Put in the oven, middle layer, heat up and down at 177 degrees, bake for about 20-25 minutes,

    Greek Easter Bread step 20

  21. The dough is golden brown and comes out of the oven.

    Greek Easter Bread step 21