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Savory muffins |
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Tsoureki |
- 100 GRAM BUTTER, soft
- 3 EGGS
- 250 GRAM SELF RAISING FLOUR
- 1 CUP YOGURT
- 75 GRAM BACON, cut
- 50 GRAM CHEESE, grated
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500 GRAM FLOUR
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1 CUP MILK
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1 TBSP YEAST
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1/2 CUP SUGAR
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1 1/2 TSP SALT
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5 EGGS
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1 ORANGE, juice and rind
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1/2 TSP ANISEED
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50 GRAM WALNUTS, chopped
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1
TBSP VANILLA SUGAR
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Fry the bacon pieces 5 minutes. Beat the eggs 2 minutes with the yogurt. Stir in
the other ingredients. Pour the mixture into muffin molds and bake the muffins
25 minutes at 180 degrees Celsius.
Combine with fish and spinach for a lovely main course. Get
inspiration for baking different muffins from the
muffin
page.
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Boil two eggs and color them. Mix the rest of the ingredients well and knead the
dough ten minutes. Allow it to rise one hour, divide in three pieces and roll
the pieces out to long thin strips. Braid these to a long braid and close the
braid to a circle. Decorate with the colored eggs. Let the bread rise one hour
more and then bake it half an hour at 200 degrees Celsius.
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This picture shows what happens if
the
children of World Cook
follow in
their
mother's footsteps. They start cooking independently and put
something in the oven. Of course the first trial does not turn out exactly as
they like it, and they put it back under the grill, only forget to switch it
back to oven. Their mother, who does not use the grill often, does not check
and thus, the muffins are prepared under the grill and instead of nicely
rising, they show large bumps on their backs, as if they are struck by a
terrible disease. Luckily, the taste was not affected.
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Tsoureki in Greek means "braided bread".
Traditionally, the eggs should be painted with scarlet color, representing the
blood of Christ. I tried red dye in a double portion but still the eggs only
looked faintly orange.
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