Category Archives: breads

Maritozzi cream buns

Posted on 30 March 2023 by Aegeaneating

A squisite brioche type buns coming from Medieval period of Roman cuisine. It was made by the Roman women for their husbands (marito). But as for the tradition, during the first Friday of March, young men were gifted a maritozzo … Continue reading →

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Mini carob rusks with aniseed and walnut

Posted on 05 December 2023 by Aegeaneating

According to the historians, rusk was consumed by ancient Minoans (in Crete) as it was the only way to have a kind of bread to keep longer without spoiling, during their journeys. They call paximadi (παξιμάδι) to the ancient wonder bread … Continue reading →

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Artos: Spiced bread

Posted on 12 September 2023 by Aegeaneating

I know I haven’t been around lately, let’s keep it up with a mouth watering and easy to do Greek spiced bread. In ancient Greek artos meant loaf of bread, nowadays it is generally used for celebration bread generally in … Continue reading →

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Easter bread 2014

Posted on 18 April 2023 by Aegeaneating

1 kg flour (unbleached especially for pita and baklava) 2 eggs 50 gr butter + 50 gr extra virgin olive oil 250 - 300 gr luke warm milk 3/4 cup sugar 2 t. mastic powder (Mortar the mastic or the … Continue reading →

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Aniseed rusk

Posted on 13 April 2023 by Aegeaneating

250 gr flour 1/2 cup lukewarm bottled water 15 gr fresh yeast 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil 1 t. sugar salt 1 t. aniseed Stir yeast in lukewarm water. Combine water yeast mixture with olive oil. Add gradually flour … Continue reading →

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