Tsoureki paximadia or tsoureki biscotti
Greek biscotti, or paximadia, made with tsoureki bread and dipped in chocolate and sprinkles
Equipment
- Double boiler (*see Recipe Note) - optional
- Baking tray
- Parchment paper
- Cooling rack
Ingredients
- 1 loaf of tsoureki
Optional
- 1 cup chocolate or white chocolate
- 1 tsp coconut oil or vegetable oil
- sprinkles for decorating
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Using a serrated bread knife slice your tsoureki 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick.
- Line a baking tray with parchment paper and place the slices of tsoureki on the paper, being sure not to overcrowd the baking tray.
- Bake in the middle rack of your oven for 10 minutes. Remove from oven, flip the tsoureki slices over, and return the pan to the oven. It is a good idea to rotate your pan at this point. Bake for an additional 10 minutes.
- Turn off the oven. With your paximadia still in the oven use an oven mitt or a kitchen towel to keep the door open about 1 - 2 inches. Leave your paximadia in the oven for at least 20 minutes until they are hard and have dried out.
For decorating, optional
- Once you have removed your paximadia from the oven and they are cooled, melt your chocolate, combined with the coconut oil or vegetable oil, in the top of a double boiler (see recipe note).
- Once your chocolate has melted, dip one end of your paximadia into the chocolate and then add the sprinkles if desired.
- Rest the paximadia on a cooling rack until the chocolate has set.
- For best results, store the paximadia that have been dipped in chocolate in the refrigerator.
Notes
How to make a double boiler. All you need to make a double boiler is a pot, and a heat-proof bowl, or cup (or any other heat-proof container), which fits snugly over the pot. The idea is that you will fill your pot with water and bring it to a boil. Then, you will put whatever it is you want melted in your bowl and set that over the pot with boiling water. The chocolate will melt with the heat of the steam that is created.
If you choose not to dip your paximadia in chocolate they can be stored at room temperature. We like to keep our chocolate dipped paximadia in the fridge to keep the chocolate from melting should it get to warm in the kitchen.