Cyprus Easter Bread (Flaounes) – AΦRODITE's KITCHEN | A Cyprus Food Blog

Ingredients

• 17 cups finely grated “flaouna cheese”
• 2 cups finely grated halloumi cheese
• 4 tbs ground dry mint
• 3/4 tbs ground mastic
• 1 tbs ground mahleb
• 20 tsp baking powder
• 25-30 eggs
• 1 cup of raisins
• 15 cups of unbleached all purpose flour
• 15 tbs vegetable shortening
• 1/2 tbs of salt
• 1 tbs of ground mastic
• 1 tbs of ground mahleb
• 3 eggs
• 4 cups of milk
• 3 1/2 tbs of dry yeast
• 1/3 cup of white sugar
• sesame seeds
• eggs for egg wash