How to make Koulouri (Cypriot Village Bread)

I'm Despina and I show you how to make Koulouri (Cypriot Village Bread).

The following recipe makes approximately 20 loaves! You can adjust the amounts, or the sizes or shapes of the loaves, according to your own needs.

You will need the following...

Dry ingredients:
3kg (6.5 lb) plain flour, preferably unbleached
0.5 cup of sugar
1.5 teaspoons of salt
10 teaspoons of dry yeast

Plus 5 tablespoons of a spice mix containing:
1.5 teaspoons of mastic (or Arabic Gum, not Gum Arabic!) finely ground with a morter and pestle
6 cloves, finely ground
4 teaspoons of anise seeds, finely ground
1.5 teaspoons of cinnamon, finely ground

You'll also need:
2L (68 fl oz) of milk, luke warm (you can replace a cup or so with cream)
2 cups of vegetable oil or peanut oil
3 cups sesame seeds, blanched and drained

If you have any dough left over, why not make Flaounes:    • How to make Flaounes (Cypriot Easter ...  

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Music credit: Hellenic & Near Eastern Musical Society Orchestra--Kyklos Musikis, Part One--Zeibekiko Evdokias, care of Hellenic Communication Service, L.L.C.