Tsoureki is a traditional Greek Easter bread which is decorated with red eggs. The red eggs are usually dyed with artificial dyes. But the red color stains the bread while baking, therefore I dyed the eggs naturally with onion skins which are safe to eat.

Ingredients:

• 1kg flour
• 60g fresh yeast
• 125ml lukewarm (soy) milk
• 50g sugar
• 250ml lukewarm water
• zest from 1 orange
• pinch of salt
• boiled eggs naturally dyed with onion skins
• 1 egg yolk

Stir together yeast, lukewarm milk and sugar. Let the sponge rise for 10 minutes. Sift 125g flour over the sponge, cover the bowl with a towel and let it rise in a warm place overnight. Add flour, water, salt and orange zest. Knead together all ingredients for about 10 minutes. Shape the dough and place it on a greased baking sheet. Press the naturally dyed eggs into the dough. Brush the bread with egg yolk. Bake at 200°C for 50 minutes.