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Greek Dessert Bread Recipes
Sweet breads are a favorite dessert in Greek homes, served alone, with yogurt, cheeses, ice cream, and syrupy fruit toppings.
Vassilopita - Greek New Year's Bread
Baking a Vassilopita or St. Basil’s cake is a New Year’s tradition in Greece. January 1st is the Feast day of Saint Basil a fourth century Orthodox bishop and great patron of the poor. In keeping with tradition, a coin is baked in the bread and family members gather to cut the bread and see who will be lucky and receive the hidden coin.
Greek Easter Bread - Tsoureki
A sweet egg bread that is the traditional bread of Greek Easter. With or without the festive red egg this is a sweet and delicious treat that will be the centerpiece of any holiday table.
Greek Christmas Bread - Christopsomo
Christopsomo (hree-STOH-psoh-moh) or Christ’s bread is a holiday tradition in every Greek household. It’s a sweet egg bread baked with nuts, raisins, and candied fruits.
Greek Easter Bread with a Bread Machine - Tsoureki
Tsoureki, the sweet bread made at Easter, can also be made in a bread machine to enjoy at any time.
Sweet Egg Dessert Bread - Everyday Tsoureki
"Tsoureki" may be well-known as an Easter tradition, but it's a delightful sweet bread often served as a dessert bread, breakfast bread, or snack. This version is simpler than other traditional versions.