Vasilopita - Greek New Year's Sweet Bread

Vasilopita  is a New Year's Day sweet bread in Greece and many other areas in eastern Europe and the Balkans which contains a hidden coin or trinket which gives good luck to the receiver. Soft, fluffy, with a beautiful brown semi-soft crust and an amazing stringy texture. Greek Sweet Bread owes its full and rich flavour to the two aromatic spices used for, cardamom and mahlab, which give it a really characteristic flavour and smell.