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Tsoureki is a sweet holiday bread made with flour, milk, butter, and sugar and commonly seasoned with orange zest, mastic resin, or mahlab. One variation commonly called "Easter bread" is made by Greek communities during Easter, not only in Greece but also in other countries with Greek communities. It is also sometimes called Armenian Easter bread.

It is eaten in Greece, Turkey, Armenia, and other Middle-eastern countries. There are different variations of the Greek tsoureki holiday breads including a round Christmas loaf with a cross decoration called Christopsomo, a braided Easter bread with whole dyed eggs pressed into the dough called lampropsomo, and a loaf with a coin hidden inside for good luck called vasilopita that is baked for St. Basil's Day (New Year's Day). Tsoureki is a Greek holiday bread that is made by Greeks during Easter, not only in Greece but also in other countries with Greek communities. It is made from a sweet yeast dough of flour, sugar, butter, and milk, with dyed red Easter eggs, pressed into the dough. The dough is brushed with egg wash before baking and sometimes flavored with mahlep, mastic resin, or orange zest. Other flavorings might include almond extract, cinnamon, sultanas, or fennel seed.