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Daktylia is an Easter Meditteranean bread, originally from Greece but commonly found across Cyprus and Turkey.
Daktylia – Recipe
Adapted by Nikolas Konstantinou
Ingredients
- Farina flour, 1000 gr.
- Country style flour, 1000 gr.
- Yeast, 24 gr.
- Salt, 24 gr.
- Sugar, 80 gr.
- Shortening (Spry), 30 gr.
- Cinnamon powder, 2 gr.
- Mastic, 3 gr.
- Mahlab, 1 gr.
- Water, 1100 gr. +/-
For the Coating:
- Sesame seeds, 100 gr.
- Black sesame seeds, 10 gr.
- Anice seeds, 5 gr.
Equipment:
- Scale
- Dough mixer
- Mixing bowls
- Cooking trays
Instructions
- Place all the ingredients in the dough mixer. Mix the dough on medium speed for 10 minutes.
- Cut the dough into your desired portion size (500g is ideal for one “Daktylia”).
- Shape the dough into long, oval loaves.
- Roll them in a mixture of wet sesame seeds, black sesame seeds, and anise seeds.
- Place the rings (4 per tray) onto baking trays and let them proof until doubled in size in the proofer (proofing cabinet).
- Preheat the oven to 200°C (392°F).
- Bake for 25–30 minutes until they take on a golden-brown color.
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