Celebrate Greek Easter with two recipes Posted by Ourania on Apr 16, 2020 in Culture, Pronunciation, Vocabulary
Γεια σας! Σήμερα είναι Μεγάλη Πέμπτη (Holy Thursday) και την Κυριακή είναι το Πάσχα (Easter). In Greece, today we make τσουρέκι (Easter bread), κουλουράκια (cookies) and κόκκινα αυγά (we dye boiled eggs red). I would like to share two videos with you, in case you want to make your own τσουρέκι and κουλουράκια.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KbU2jHPsK58
Λέξεις και φράσεις (Words and phrases)
αφράτος-η-ο: plushy
θερμοκρασία δωματίου (η): room temperature
αλεύρι σκληρό (το): hard flour
μαγιά ξηρή (η): dry yeast
μαστίχα (η): mastic
μαχλέπι (το): mahlab
κάρδαμο (το): cardamon
ξύσμα πορτοκαλιού (το): orange zest
μεσαία αυγά (τα): medium eggs
εκχύλισμα βανίλιας (το): vanilla extract
λιωμένο βούτυρο (το): melted butter
μέλι (το): honey
ασπράδι (το): egg white
άλειμμα (το): spreading
αμύγδαλο φιλέ (το): almond fillet
πασπάλισμα (το): sprinkling
ζυμώνω:
– You can find mastic and mahlab at any oriental grocery store.
– Do not use too much mastic because the τσουρέκι will be bitter.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liKSO4y1KWU
Λέξεις και φράσεις (Words and phrases)
αλεύρι για όλες τις χρήσεις (το): all-purpose flour
βούτυρο αγελάδας (το): cow butter
ζάχαρη άχνη (η): baking sugar
χυμός πορτοκάλι (ο): orange juice
επάλειψη (η): spreading
ζύμη (η): dough
ζυγίζω: to weigh
πλάθω: to mold
σχήμα: shape
πλεξούδα (η): braid
ταψί (το): cookie sheet
– The dough must not be too hot.
– Make small balls with the dough. The balls must weigh 30 grams. Mold them in a shoe lace shape: each cookie must be 1.5 cm large and 22 cm long. Make cookie braids or rolls.
You can convert the grams here: https://www.rapidtables.com/convert/weight/gram-to-ounce.html
Καλό Πάσχα! Happy Easter!
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