Greek Feta Bread: Tiropsomo: Soft & Delicious! (2024)

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Soft and airy bread filled with savory, creamy feta cheese. This is such a delicious bread! Perfect as an appetizer, side, or a delicious snack. This tiropsomo is very easy to make and a definite crowd pleaser.

Greek Feta Bread: Tiropsomo: Soft & Delicious! (1)

Filling Options:

I filled this bread simply with a sheep’s milk feta cheese. It’s creamy, tangy, and full of flavor. Substituting it with a cow’s milk feta will not be as creamy as it is naturally firmer than the sheep’s milk variety. Use what you have and what you love! Here are some more filling options:

Add your favorite herbs along with the feta: mint, dill, oregano, or basil
add caramelized onions
sun-dried tomatoes
pitted kalamata olives
chopped roasted red peppers
shredded mozzarella cheese

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Greek Feta Bread: Tiropsomo: Soft & Delicious! (3)

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Greek Feta Bread: Tiropsomo- Soft & Delicious!

Yield: 1 loaf

Ingredients

For the Starter:

2 cups lukewarm (115 °F) water
2 teaspoons granulated sugar
1 and 1/2 teaspoons instant yeast
1/4 cup all-purpose flour

Remaining Ingredients:

4 cups all-purpose flour
1 and 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/4 cup olive oil

The Filling:

14 oz (400g) feta cheese

Toppings:

2 oz butter, melted plus 2 tablespoons heavy cream or milk
1 tablespoon (or more) sesame seeds, optional

Instructions

Make the starter:
Combine all of the starter ingredients into the bowl of a tabletop mixer fitted with the hook attachment. Mix the ingredients together with a spoon or whisk and set aside for 8-10 minutes.
Note:
A puffy cloud will form on the top of the mixture. If this does not happen, throw away the mixture and start with a different batch of yeast. Yeast very rarely goes bad, but when it does, it cannot be used.

Combine the remaining flour and salt in a bowl and whisk together.
Add the flour mixture along with the olive oil to the yeast mixture. Knead on low speed for 10 minutes.

Place the dough in an oiled large bowl and cover with plastic. Set aside in a warm place to rise until doubled in size. This usually takes around 1 and 1/2 to 2 hours depending on the temperature.
Pour 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil over your work surface and rub it all around. This will keep the dough from sticking.
Punch down the dough and transfer it to the work surface. Press it with your hands and form it into a 15 inch circle. Crumble the feta and add it to the top of the dough. Gather the ends of the circle and bring them towards the center to cover the feta cheese.Smoothe the top out and flatten it. Flip the dough over.
Sprinkle some semolina flour on top of a baking tray or line it with parchment paper.
Transfer the feta filled dough to the tray and press it to form a 13-inch round.
Cover with a clean kitchen towel and set aside to rise for about 30 minutes.

In the meantime, preheat the oven to 425 °F, 220 °C.
Once the dough is puffy, remove the towel or plastic wrap and make some indentations on the top using your fingertips.
Combine the melted butter and cream in a small bowl and whisk them together. Brush the mixture over the top of the dough and sprinkle the sesame seeds on top.
Bake for 25-30 minutes.
Allow the bread to rest for 15 minutes before serving.

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Magdaline Peters says
February 10, 2021 at 4:00 pm
I am so in love with all of your recipes agape mou! I am a Yiayia of 5 and food is definitely my love language! I thought I knew everything about Greek cuisine until you came along! Love your website, but would love it if you created a cookbook! Keep up the fabulous work and keep those recipes coming!❤️❤️❤️
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Delia says
February 12, 2021 at 2:55 am
Wow. Delicious. Definitely want to try to make this.
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Janet says
February 12, 2021 at 3:31 pm
Do you have a website that I can follow
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Georgia says
February 13, 2021 at 7:25 pm
It looks sooo good and easy the way you explain it. I will definitely try it. I usually make plain regular bread but this reminds the laganes .
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fotini vatsithianou says
February 14, 2021 at 2:56 pm
Φαίνεται εξαιρετικο!!!
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fotini vatsithianou says
February 14, 2021 at 2:56 pm
Φαίνεται εξαιρετικo!!!
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Marsela says
February 14, 2021 at 4:12 pm
I found your website and channel recently and love it! I have tried a few of your recipes, and they have all turned out delicious!
I have a question. What Kitchen Aid model stand mixer do you use? I want to invest in one and want to get the right one. I would appreciate it. Thanks!
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Ann says
February 15, 2021 at 12:24 pm
This bread is delicious. The instructions are very easy to follow. Next time I’m going to try Gouda cheese. Thank You. We look forward to your new recipes and videos.
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Margaret J. Ford says
February 16, 2021 at 9:42 pm
My dough after kneading in the mixer was SUPER sticky. I put it in the oiled bowl anyway and when I tipped it out on the oiled board it was like mixing paste. I added more flour at this point and still couldn’t seem to get it to manageable so I laid it out on the pan without filling just to bake it out. I was afraid to waste the feta.
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Kathi says
February 17, 2021 at 6:31 am
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This look so delicious I am going to have to try it. Unfortunately my daughter doesn’t like feta so I’m thinking about only doing half with feta. Are there any other fillings that I could use for the other half?
Thank you
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J Gee says
February 18, 2021 at 6:48 pm
Hello!
I recently discovered you on youtube, you do such a great job, your recipes and directions are clear and easy to follow. I’m a big fan of Greek food, and look forward every year to our local Greek festival at the church.
I wondered if it was possible to make this bread ahead and bake it later? If so, at what step would you set it aside to bake later? Or would that just not be a good idea?
I am guessing maybe refrigerate the dough after it’s been stuffed, and then bring to room temp for final rise before baking?
Thank you
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- dimitra says
  February 20, 2021 at 6:32 pm
  Hi and thanks so much for being here!
  So, many of my recipes can be made ahead. This bread can be made ahead and then warmed right before serving. However, assembling it and then baking later on gets super tricky so I don’t recommend that. Some people like to assemble it and then let it do a slow-rise in the refrigerator overnight. I’ve had mixed results with that and it’s a shame to use such delicious ingredients and then have it turn out wrong…
  This bread stays soft for days so feel free to make the whole thing even a day ahead and once it cools, wrap it in plastic and foil, refrigerate and warm through right before serving. Hope this helps and Kali Orexi! xx
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Vanessa says
February 19, 2021 at 12:49 pm
Hi, Dimitra! Thanks for another delicious recipe! Looking forward to trying it this weekend!
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richard l. ruesch says
February 19, 2021 at 1:46 pm
i bake our family loaf bread on a weekly basis. i am anxious to try this recipe, and will let you know how long it lasted after baking it. we usually have barrel aged Feta on hand. the cheesemonger from our local wegmans groc. store takes good cared of my cheese needs. i prepare and give him some of what i usually make: hot peppers foods, etc. richard
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Connie says
February 23, 2021 at 7:07 pm
Well, you inspired me once again, I have just put 2 Tiropsomo into the oven. Made one exactly as your recipe indicated and added sliced kalamata olives on top; the other one, I felt creative, so I combined feta, shredded kasseri and shredded kefaloryri with chopped kalamata olives and sun-dried tomatoes….kitchen and house smell divine!! Cannot wait to serve the breads (or just save them for myself)
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Helen says
February 24, 2021 at 5:44 pm
Love Greek food. Will be trying out recipe soon.
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Frances Spirides says
February 25, 2021 at 6:57 pm
I’ve always was afraid of baking with yeast; but your advice about dryer & testing heat of water on wrist solved everything. My dough tripled in size in dryer! I put olive oil on my counter to shape into circle but it stock when I tried to lift it. The peso I turned out very tasty but the cheese got lost in the bread cause it raised so much. We learn from our mistakes. I’m so glad I found your website. I ordered your book for my Kindle
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Kevin Barcas says
February 26, 2021 at 7:53 pm
I always wondered as to why that fresh Greek Bread had that special slightly sweet taste that has had me craving it for so long. Thank you. XXX.
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Loretta says
March 9, 2021 at 6:39 pm
This recipe is so delicious and so easy. I made it with bread flour and it was a little chewy, but good. next time I will use all purpose flour. I took it to my cousins and they loved it as well. Thank you. ευχαριστω!
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Guy Dessmann says
June 16, 2021 at 10:32 pm
Very impressive… the recipe looks good and easy to make…..
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Athena Qandah says
July 6, 2021 at 5:39 pm
This recipe is absolutely fantastic. I added fresh snipped oregano from my garden. DELICIOUS.
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Pat Karamoshos says
July 8, 2021 at 9:00 am
Hi Dimitra, I love your recipes and the way you take the time to explain the process as you go. I made this today and it was a success. The dough after mixing was extremely sticky so I added just over a quarter cup of flour. There might be a difference in US cup sizing to AUS!!! Anyway it turned out beautifully we all loved it. Thank you so much for your recipe. Keep up the great work
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- dimitra says
  July 9, 2021 at 7:24 am
  So glad that you enjoyed it!! We love it too around here 🙂 All the best!
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ROSA MORABITO says
August 2, 2021 at 7:04 am
Hey Dimitra…Love love your recipes. AM just making the greek feta bread. My dough was too sticky. Added more flour, but wasn’t sure how much more to add. Its still sticky. Had a lot of difficult getting it onto the pan after i put the feta and olives on. Do you think just keep adding more flour until its manageable. i used an all purpose flour. Maybe i should i should try a bread flour next time. Anyway we’ll see how it bakes.
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- dimitra says
  August 6, 2021 at 3:24 pm
  This is a very sticky dough and if you follow the instructions in my Olive bread recipe right here:https://www.dimitrasdishes.com/greek-homemade-olive-bread/
  It will be easier to execute. As for the flour, add as little as possible to keep the bread nice and soft. Olive oil on your hands will help manage the dough and will keep it from being sticky. I hope these tips and the ones in my video are helpful… All the best!
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Mary says
August 6, 2021 at 2:18 am
Hi Dimitra! I love all of your recipes and have tried many!! Would it be possible to give me metric measurements as I am in Australia and ours are different?? Also, if I use bread flour, are the weights different?
Thank you 🙂
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Diana says
August 22, 2021 at 1:46 pm
Great recipes
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Andrew Kapetanios says
October 3, 2021 at 2:58 pm
The oven with just the light on makes a good proof box, ( for doughs to rise)
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Summer A says
November 6, 2021 at 5:15 pm
Made this recipe last night. Omg so delicious!! My husband and I could not stop ourselves from eating more and more bites. Will try the addition of sun dried
Tomatoes or olives. Will be super tasty! Thank you’n
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Caroline Mizrachi says
November 15, 2021 at 4:39 am
Hello Dimitris,
I used two 8 oz cups of water and my dough was too wet and hard to manage. Is it the correct amount of water?
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Caroline Mizrachi says
November 16, 2021 at 1:50 pm
Hello Dimitra
I love your recipes and presentations. I made the Greek Feta Bread and added olives, it was delicious. Next time I am going to add Zaatar. The dough was very wet and hard to work with. I prepared it with two 8 ounces of water. Was that the right amount?
Caroline
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- dimitra says
  November 16, 2021 at 4:43 pm
  This is a very soft dough and I troubleshooted some issues on the Olive filled bread post. If it is still too sticky, you can knead-in an additional half cup of flour. Hope this helps! Here’s the link to the olive bread recipe with the corresponding video:https://www.dimitrasdishes.com/greek-homemade-olive-bread/
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Valerie says
December 6, 2021 at 12:08 am
Added caramelized onions, and this was the best thing I’ve ever baked, simply spectacular!
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Priyanka says
January 30, 2022 at 11:51 pm
Thank you Dimitra for this delicious recipe! My family loves Greek food and make some dishes often. This was the first time I tried one of your recipes and it was a success! Everyone loved this Tiropsomo. I can’t actually have compare this anything I have eaten but the results were fab nonetheless!
My dough was quite wet so I added extra flour and just a tad more yeast. Also, I made the dough in my bread machine and then formed the filled round on parchment.
I now follow you on Instragram!!
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Tina says
February 13, 2022 at 9:18 pm
This recipe looks amazing! I followed the directions exactly, and my dough was super sticky after kneading it in the mixer for 10 minutes. I’m not sure what I did wrong. I was super bummed, really wanted to try this bread.
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Jackie says
February 18, 2022 at 4:42 pm
I loved the final product. I had to adapt quantities by adding a LOT of flour to get a soft dough. I wound up adding another cup of flour; it was still appropriately soft. I used a combination of (mostly) white and some artisan heritage blend and high protein.
I used chopped spinach, feta, dill, and scallions as my filling- typical of a spanakopita but without eggs. The bread was tasty, and it was HUGE!
FYI, I am an experienced baker, so I could go by feel. But the dough that resulted when I followed the recipe was the consistency of a thick glue.
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Sanet says
March 19, 2022 at 4:11 pm
The ratio between water and flour seemed off but I went ahead anyway and the dough was way to wet, extremely wet, I added 2 cups pf flour and an extra teaspoon yeast (I used rapid yeast so its possible). It turned out perfect! Big but perfect. I think it should only be 1 cup water and not two.
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Lori says
April 24, 2022 at 7:57 pm
Can I make this a day ahead? I need to bring a homemade bread for my recipe club and our hostess who does main course is having a Greek meal. I won’t have enough time to make day of because of work. I’d also like to double recipe. Will this work?
Thank you
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- dimitra says
  May 24, 2022 at 12:46 pm
  Yes, this read can be made a day ahead and then reheated in the oven right before serving 🙂 Feel free to double the recipe too!! Enjoy 🙂
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Steva Rajkovic says
July 2, 2022 at 10:45 pm
One of the best greek feta bread ever. For novice like me. Very smooth texture, my grandkids love it. Thank you so much for tasty delicious bread.
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lisette says
September 6, 2022 at 4:57 pm
Can you give the measurements in weight because the dough is very liquid and Grams are more precise than cups. Thanks
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Brittany says
September 8, 2022 at 7:59 pm
I’ve tried to make this twice now but unfortunately the dough is all paste. It’s so sticky and unworkable. I added lots of extra flour at this point but nothing worked. I’ve got $10 of feta in the fridge that’s going to go bad and a lot of wasted time and energy. Any suggestions? I see there a couple comments about this same situation but I didn’t see a response.
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- dimitra says
  September 22, 2022 at 4:12 pm
  I would add more flour to get the dough to be less sticky 🙂
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Brittany says
September 8, 2022 at 8:15 pm
I’ve tried to make this twice now but unfortunately the dough is soup. Any suggestions?
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- dimitra says
  September 22, 2022 at 4:08 pm
  The best thing to do is to add more flour until the dough holds together.
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Chris says
March 16, 2023 at 11:32 pm
This came out well. I added sliced black olives and sundried tomatoes in it, served with garlic herb oil on top. I cut the recipe in half and it still serves 4 to 6 so this makes a LOT !
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Myra says
March 21, 2023 at 1:52 am
Hi I made this bread to the tee. Dough came out really sticky. Think maybe you should ad a note that maybe if dough is sticky to ad more flour. Expensive ingredients for it not to turn out. I’ll try again. Thanks
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Liane Lewis says
June 11, 2023 at 1:39 am
Could you please weigh the amount of flour that you use for this recipe the next time that you make it? Most people who’ve had problems with the recipe say it’s too sticky. I had to add 6 extra tablespoons of flour. I see from the Olive Bread recipe video that you scoop the flour from your canister instead of spooning it into the measuring cup, and I bet that’s where the difference comes in. Anyway, a weight of the 4 cups of flour that you add after the starter step of the recipe would be super helpful. Thanks! The recipe is delicious by the way!!
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Ingrid MacDonald says
July 25, 2023 at 9:28 am
Do you think this recipe would work with gluten free flour? I’m having. Greek night and would love to make this but my daughter is gluten intolerant.
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Claire says
July 30, 2023 at 4:44 am
made this today. a huge success. Exactly 4 v flour. dough came together nicely. it was sticky but after kneading w mixer it handled nicely. very good
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Linda Baker says
September 2, 2023 at 12:07 am
LOVED the bread! Served with grill lamb chops & caprese salad. But, it was just my husband & myself! How can I save leftover bread? Does it freeze well. Too good to not keep!
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- dimitra says
  September 14, 2023 at 6:51 pm
  Yes, it will keep fresh in a freezer-safe bag for a few weeks 🙂
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Jillian says
November 10, 2023 at 8:17 pm
Hello! So I’ve attempted this 4 times now. I haven’t been able to get past the starter part. My yeast doesn’t seem to want to have that foam that’s expected. I even went out and got new yeast from the store. Is it possible the water could be too warm? Too cold? Something else?? I find it hard ti believe that even after getting new yeast it would be the issue. HELP lol Please
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- dimitra says
  November 20, 2023 at 2:40 am
  I totally get your frustration! The yeast’s reaction can be tricky sometimes. Temperature could definitely affect it—water that’s too hot can kill the yeast, while cold water might not activate it properly. Aim for lukewarm water, around 110°F (43°C). Also, check the expiration date on the yeast packet, and ensure it’s stored in a cool, dry place. Sometimes, adding a pinch of sugar to the water can help activate the yeast. Keep experimenting, and hopefully, we’ll get that starter bubbling soon!
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Linda Teske says
November 13, 2023 at 12:00 am
Can I make the dough on the dough cycle of my bred machine?
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- dimitra says
  November 20, 2023 at 2:35 am
  I’m sorry but I’ve never used a bread machine.
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Aunt finucane says
January 23, 2024 at 8:20 pm
Can you do veggies with feta or is it one or the other?
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Anna Schier says
February 13, 2024 at 7:20 pm
This dough is so wet. I don’t have a mixer so gave it a shot by hand. even after 35 minutes of kneading it is so wet and loose I don’t know how I will be able to shape it.
Worst case I got a workout in.
Best case the gluten will develop somewhat as it proofs.
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