Greek Easter Bread (Lambropsomo)

Name: Greek Easter Bread (Lambropsomo)
Prep time: 4 h
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 4 h
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Mediterranean, European, Greek
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons package active dry yeast; 1 teaspoons anise seeds; 118 milliliters butter, sliced; 3 larges eggs, lightly beaten; 1 liters About all-purpose flour; 5 hard-cooked eggs, dyed deep red; 79 milliliters milk; 1 teaspoons salt; 2 Tbsps sesame seeds; 118 milliliters sugar; 0 teaspoons whole allspice

Greek Easter Bread (Lambropsomo)

Greek Easter Bread (Lambropsomo) might be just the bread you are searching for. This recipe makes 12 servings with 357 calories, 11g of protein, and 13g of fat each. This recipe covers 13% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Easter. Head to the store and pick up active yeast, allspice, flour, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 4 hours. This recipe is typical of Mediterranean cuisine. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

In a small pan, lightly crush anise seeds and allspice with a wooden spoon.

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Anise

Allspice

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Add 1/4 cup water and bring to a boil over high heat.

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Water

Remove from heat and let steep 15 to 30 minutes, then pour through a fine wire strainer; reserve liquid and discard spices.

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Spices

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Sieve

In another small pan over medium-low heat, combine butter, milk, and salt.

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Butter

Milk

Salt

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Heat just until warm (110; butter doesn't need to melt completely). Stir in sugar. The temperature may continue to rise even off the heat; if it gets too hot, let cool before adding to yeast mixture.

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Butter

Sugar

Yeast

In the bottom of a large bowl, combine yeast and 1/4 cup warm (11

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Yeast

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water; let stand until yeast is dissolved, about 5 minutes.

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Water

Yeast

Reserve 1 tablespoon of the beaten eggs; cover and chill.

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Egg

Add remaining beaten eggs, spice-infused water, and butter mixture to yeast mixture; stir until well blended. Stir in 2 cups flour. With a heavy-duty electric hand or standing mixer on medium speed, beat until dough is stretchy, 6 to 10 minutes, scraping it down if it rises up beaters.

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Infused Water

Butter

Dough

All Purpose Flour

Yeast

Egg

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If using a heavy-duty mixer with a dough hook, beat in 2 1/4 more cups flour on low speed until well blended. Then beat on medium speed, gradually adding just enough of the remaining 3/4 cup flour needed, until dough is smooth and no longer sticky, 6 to 10 minutes.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

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If kneading by hand, with a wooden spoon, stir in 2 1/4 more cups flour until blended. Dust board generously with some of the remaining 3/4 cup flour. Scrape dough onto the board and knead, adding just enough of the remaining flour needed to prevent sticking, until dough is smooth and no longer sticky, 10 to 15 minutes. Return dough to bowl.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

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Bowl

Cover bowl with plastic wrap and let dough rise in a warm (70 to 8

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Dough

Wrap

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place until doubled, 1 1/2 to 2 hours.

Preheat oven to 350 (325 for convection heat). Punch dough down and knead briefly on a lightly floured board to release air. Shape into a smooth round and place in a buttered 10-inch cheesecake pan with removable rim at least 2 inches tall; press dough lightly to fill pan. Set 1 hard-cooked egg in the center and 4 eggs around edge, at the points of a cross. Cover pan lightly with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm (70 to 8

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Punch

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Wrap

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place just until almost doubled, 35 to 50 minutes.

Brush bread with reserved beaten egg and sprinkle evenly with sesame seeds.

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Sesame Seeds

Bread

Egg

Bake until bread is richly browned and a wooden skewer inserted in the center comes out clean, about 45 minutes.

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Bread

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Skewers

Let cool on a rack about 10 minutes, then run a knife around pan rim and remove; remove pan bottom.

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Let bread cool on rack at least 30 minutes.

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Bread

Cut into wedges to serve.

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Servings:

2teaspoons

package active dry yeast 1teaspoons

anise seeds 118milliliters

butter, sliced 3larges

eggs, lightly beaten 1liters

About all-purpose flour 5

hard-cooked eggs, dyed deep red 79milliliters

milk 1teaspoons

salt 2Tbsps

sesame seeds 118milliliters

sugar 0teaspoons

whole allspice

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