Greek Vasilopita - New Year's Bread
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Greek Vasilopita - New Year's Bread
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Vasilopita is a very soft, airy, and buttery sweet bread. With delicious aromas of orange, vanilla, Mastic, and Mahlep. With a hidden coin inside for New Year's luck.
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Ingredients
- 570 grams (4⅔ cups) bread flour
- 120 grams (1 stick + 1tsp) butter
- 50 ml milk
- 140 grams (⅔ cup) sugar
- 3 medium-sized eggs lightly beaten
- 18 grams (2 tablespoons) dry yeast
- 60 ml lukewarm water
- 1 orange zested
- ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
- ⅔ teaspoon Mastiha Powder or ½ teaspoon Mastiha tears
- 2 teaspoons Mahlep powder may use Cardamom or Anise instead
- coin
To Decorate On Top:
- 1 egg white
- white sesame seeds
- black sesame seeds or poppy seeds
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 tablespoon honey
Instructions
- Heat the milk, sugar, butter, orange zest, vanilla, Mahlep, and Mastiha (if using tears see Notes below) in a saucepan over low heat. Just until the sugar and butter melt. Then set aside to cool.
- Dissolve the yeast in the lukewarm water.
- Add both mixtures together with the eggs to the bowl of your electric mixer with the hook attachment on. Start beating over low speed.
- Gradually incorporate the flour. Keep beating until you get a stretchy and elastic dough (about 10-15 minutes).
- Place dough in an oil-greased bowl and cover with a dampened tea towel.
- Turn on the oven to 100°C / 210°F fan for 2 minutes. Then turn it off and place the bowl inside.
- Let the dough rise inside the warm oven until doubled in size. For about 1½ to 2 hours.
- Press the dough down to remove the air. Then transfer the dough to a working surface and shape it into a round ball first then flatten it to a disk shape. Press the coin underneath to insert it into the dough.
- Add the dough to a round 8-inch (20 cm) Springform tin greased with butter.
- Allow the dough to rise until doubled again. You may place it back in the oven.
- Remove the pan from the oven once the dough has doubled in size again.
- Preheat oven to 170°C / 340°F.
- Make the egg wash. Mix the egg white with one tablespoon of water.
- Brush the top of the dough with the egg white. Then sprinkle with sesame seeds.
- Bake for about 45 minutes, until nicely browned all over.
- Make the glaze. Melt the 1 tablespoon of butter together with the 1 tablespoon of honey and 1 tablespoon of sugar. Pour it all over the Vasilopita.
- Cool. Place the cake pan on a cooling rack then allow the Vasilopita to cool inside the pan before removing.
- Cut and serve when the Vasilopita has cooled down to room temperature.
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Notes
- If using Mastiha (Mastic) tears take 2 tablespoons of the sugar and pulse together in a small food processor until the tears are turned into powder. You can also grind the tears using a pestle and mortar, again together with sugar so it won't stick.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1serving
Calories
332kcal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
50g
(17%)
Protein
8g
(16%)
Fat
11g
(17%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
1g
Monounsaturated Fat
3g
Trans Fat
0.4g
Cholesterol
65mg
(22%)
Sodium
95mg
(4%)
Potassium
94mg
(3%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
15g
(30%)
Vitamin A
351IU
(7%)
Vitamin C
1mg
(1%)
Calcium
24mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 12Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 332 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1serving | |
| Calories | 332kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 50g | 17% |
| Protein | 8g | 16% |
| Fat | 11g | 17% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1g | 6% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Trans Fat | 0.4g | 20% |
| Cholesterol | 65mg | 22% |
| Sodium | 95mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 94mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 15g | 30% |
| Vitamin A | 351IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 24mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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