Christopsomo, loaf
Christopsomo, loaf

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Christmas bread - Christopsomo by Greek chef Akis Petretzikis. This round loaf draws its distinctive licorice-like flavor from mastic gum, the dried resin of a Mediterranean tree. A Greek Christmas tradition, Christopsomo translates as "bread of Christ." Christopsomo. Christopsomo (Χριστόψωμο, "Christ's bread") is a loaf of sweet bread decorated with a cross and flavored with anise that is prepared for Christmas.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can cook christopsomo, loaf using 10 ingredients and 14 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Christopsomo, loaf:
  1. Get 1 kg cake flour
  2. Prepare 1/2 kg bread flour
  3. Prepare 30 g fresh yeast
  4. Prepare 1 tbsp sugar
  5. Take 1 tsp salt
  6. Prepare 1/2 cup brown sesame seeds
  7. Make ready 1/4 cup black sesame seeds
  8. Take 10 pieces star anise
  9. Take 1/4 cup olive oil
  10. Prepare lukewarm water, as much as it takes

Filled with walnuts, flavoured with star anise and mahlab. What is mahlab you may ask. Making Christopsomo (Christ's Bread) is considered a sacred undertaking. Christopsomo, or Christ's Bread, is considered a sacred tradition in many Greek Orthodox homes and the care with.

Instructions to make Christopsomo, loaf:
  1. Dissolve the sugar with the yeast in a cup of lukewarm water (make sure that the water is not very hot because the dough will not rise) and set it aside for ten minutes.
  2. Place the flour, salt and oil in a strong kitchen mixer with a hook and mix slightly.
  3. Add the water with the yeast and knead at medium speed adding lukewarm water little by little (about 3 cups) until you have a soft dough that is not very sticky.
  4. Starting from the time the dough forms, knead for 5 minutes and then add the 1/2 cup of the brown sesame seeds.
  5. If the dough is too soft and sticks to your hands add a little of the bread flour and make it into a ball pulling it together by hand.
  6. Save a piece of about the size of an orange, to decorate it.
  7. Place the dough in an oiled baking tray and press it with your hand so that it spreads evenly in it.
  8. Roll out the piece of dough that you have set aside and using cookie cutters, cut whatever pattern you like or make a string with it and form a cross.
  9. Stick the patterns onto the dough by brushing all the surface of the bread with water.
  10. When you finish decorating, brush the whole top of the bread with water and sprinkle with the sesame seeds, press the star anise on it as well and place a walnut in the center. Moreover, use a pair of scissors to make cuts to the edges of the loaf.
  11. Using a toothpick, poke numerous holes. Lightly cover the whole baking tray with a towel and place it in a warm place (not the oven) under a blanket or a duvet, in order for the dough to rise and double its size for exactly one hour.
  12. Bake at 200°C in a preheated oven using the radiant elements for 1 hour and 10 minutes exactly.
  13. At 15-20 minutes the crust should be a light beize colour, so cover with aluminum foil until you finish baking.
  14. When it is done, remove immediately from the baking tray and let it cool on a cooling rack.
  15. Ready to serve and ENJOY!

Making Christopsomo (Christ's Bread) is considered a sacred undertaking. Christopsomo, or Christ's Bread, is considered a sacred tradition in many Greek Orthodox homes and the care with. Christopsomo (Greek Christmas bread, the so called "bread of Christ") the decorative bread for the Christmas dinner, with it's crust flavored with star anise. Christopsomo is a cake that is typically served on Christmas Day in Greece. Preparing this bread as a Christmas treat is something that is said to help bring about the health and well being of all members.

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