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Mrs. Simchian’s Easter Cheoreg recipe

 

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Easter Cheoreg

Prep Time7 hours
Cook Time45 minutes
Course: bread
Cuisine: Armenia, Armenian
Keyword: Armenia, bread, easter, ethnic
Author: Mrs. Simonian

Ingredients

  • 3 lbs. or 12 cups of flour
  • ¼ lb butter
  • 2 cups milk {lukewarm}
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 5 eggs
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 1 yeast cake
  • 1 tablespoon ground mahleb sifted

Instructions

  • Sift flour, put in a large bowl.
  • Make a hole in center.
  • Dissolve yeast, melted butter, beat. eggs, and pour all this in the hole in the flour.
  • Add rest of the ingredients
  • Blend flour with liquid gradually, first with a spoon and then with your hands
  • Knead dough for about ½ hour or until your hands stay free of dough,
  • Cover dough well and let stand from 4 to 5 hours to rise
  • Then divide into 4 balls.
  • Cut each ball into 3 slices, roll each slice with the palm of your hand and braid the rolls together
  • Let braids stand for awhile on the greased baking sheet until they rise some more.
  • Brush them with egg yolks
  • Place a red egg in the middle bread, push it into the dough
  • Bake 45 minutes in a. 350° F oven, until golden brown

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