Greek Easter Bread (Tsoureki)

Name: Greek Easter Bread (Tsoureki)
Prep time: 50 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 1/2 Zest, orange; 2 Eggs, large; 1 Almonds or sesame seeds, flaked; 530 g Bread flour; 1/3 tsp Cardamom, powder; 1/3 tsp Salt; 2/3 tbsp Sugar; 155 g Sugar; 30 g Yeast, fresh; 100 g Butter; 100 ml Milk; 100 ml Water; 1 + ⅓ teaspoon Mahleb powder; ⅔ teaspoon Mastiha Powder (or ½ teaspoon Mastiha tears (see note 1 at the bottom of the recipe))