Ingredients >
3 each eggs
1 each egg yolk
5 cups flour
1 1/2 tablespoons active dry yeast
1 1/2 teaspoons mastic
1 teaspoon mahlepi
3/4 cup sugar
1 cup milk
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 tablespoons orange juice
1 each egg
water as needed
sesame seeds for garnish

Method >
Mix eggs, egg yolk, one cup of flour, yeast, mastic and mahlepi in a mixer with a whip attachment until everything is well incorporated. Take off the mixer, cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let sit in a warm place for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, the yeast mixture should have increased in size and look bubbly.
Once this has been achieved, put the bowl back on the mixer, and add the sugar, butter and the rest of the flour. Mix until incorporated and a dough begins to form. If necessary, stop the machine and scrape the sides with a spatula. Once the dough begins to pull of the sides of the bowl, scrape the mixture onto a clean surface. Knead until gluten is fully developed and let rest covered for 10 minutes. Flour a clean surface and roll dough to desired shape. Once rolled, place on a buttered pan and let rest at room temperature to proof for 1 - 1.5 hours. Brush dough with an egg wash, sprinkle with sesame seeds and bake at 320 degrees for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool. 

Happy Easter, the Greek way!