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Tsoureki Muffins! Recipe

Tsoureki Muffins

Bushra
Delicious Greek-inspired sweet bread muffins flavored with traditional spices like mastic and mahleb
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Prep Time 4 hours
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 4 hours 20 minutes
Course Bread
Cuisine Greek
Servings 12 muffins
Calories 255 kcal

Equipment

  • muffin tin
  • Stand mixer
  • Saucepan

Ingredients
  

For the muffins

  • 65 g butter, from cow's milk, at room temperature (2.3 oz.)
  • 65 g milk, at room temperature (2.3 oz.)
  • 100 g sugar (3.5 oz.)

For the syrup

  • 100 g sugar (3.5 oz.)
  • 100 g water (3.5 oz.)

Instructions
 

  • To prepare these tsoureki muffins, add in a bowl the lukewarm water, a pinch of sugar and yeast and stir. Wrap well with plastic wrap and set aside for about 6-7 minutes, until the yeast rises and starts bubbling.
  • Use a pestle or a blender to ground the masticha and mahlepi, along with a pinch of sugar and set aside.

Notes

Store for up to 5-7 days at room temperature wrapped in plastic wrap

Nutrition

Calories: 255kcalCarbohydrates: 43.4gProtein: 6.4gFat: 6.2gSaturated Fat: 3.2gCholesterol: 58.3mgSodium: 21.9mgFiber: 1.1gSugar: 17.1g
Keyword braided muffins, Easter treats, Greek pastry, Mediterranean baking, sweet bread
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