Tsourakia (Sweet Bread)
Submitted by KitchenBarbaria... on May 02, 2013 at 2:49 pm

Posted by Joan~Ga - see link below

6 eggs
1 & 1/2 cups salted butter
1 & 1/2 cups sugar (use 2 cups for sweeter bread)
1 cup milk
grated lemon/orange peel
5-6 cups flour
yeast-2 large squares of Red-Star or 3 packets dry yeast

Beat eggs and mix with orange zest. Mix butter and sugar in separate bowl. Warm milk very slowly; be careful not to burn. [Dissolve] yeast in warm milk. Add to mixture. Then slowly add flour to right consistency.

Let dough rise in a warm place covered with towels. The first rise should take 3-4 hours. After first rise, cut in 6 equal pieces. Take 2 pieces and braid in desired shapes. This should make 3 loaves of sweet bread. Cover again and let rise a second time for 2-3 hours.

Cook @ 300 degrees for approximately 45 minutes until golden brown .Do not overcook.