Greek Easter Bread, known as Tsoureki, is a braided sweet bread that holds a special place in Greek culture, particularly during Easter celebrations. Traditionally shaped into a large round loaf ...

Bread has been intricately woven into human history for thousands of years, and ancient Greece was no exception.

Heat oven to 200C. Oil a 20cm cake tin. Mix together the dry ingredients (polenta, salt, baking powder and bicarb). In a separate bowl mix the yoghurt, olive oil, lemon juice and water. Add the ...

So adorning a tsoureki (or Greek brioche) with them is like putting ornaments on a Christmas tree: without them, it’s just a plain old tree. And indeed, this fragrant bread is baked – sans red eggs – ...

The bread recipe comes from fellow volunteers from ... and the oldest being 88-year-old Meropi Koutrodimos. Customers can order Greek pastries, breads and a mixed sampler online at https ...

Place each loaf onto a tea towel dusted with flour in a proving basket or if using a bread tin, place the loaf directly into an oiled tin with sesame side up. Cover with a tea towel and leave to p ...

along with some salad and a piece of bread before furtively taking more than my share of Vangelis’s homemade pickles. For the next half hour or so, the conversation, in Greek and English ...