based artisan baker and baking instructor. Jump to the recipes: old-fashioned cottage loaf with spelt, koulouria (Greek sesame bread rings) and epi baguette. Though Babette Kourelos’s parents ...

Mahlab is a spice made from ground cherry stones and, along with piney gum mastic, gives this Greek Easter bread its distinctive flavour. Hardboiled eggs dyed red and pressed into the bread give ...

I suppose you could simply double the bread recipe and cook it in the bigger crock. But with only two of us at home right now ...

Listen to a traditional Greek fairy tale about a king and how he discovered the sweetest bread in the world. Narrated by Dina Gerolymou. Once upon a time, there was a king who had lost his appetite.

Preheat the oven to 390F (200C). Bake the sesame rings for 15-20 minutes, until golden brown. Transfer to a cooling rack and be sure to eat at least one koulouri (one koulouri, many koulouria) while ...