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Xerotigana

10.11.2019 in Gastronomy

Xerotigana   Ingredients 500 gr. flour 2 eggs Olive oil for frying Roasted sesame seeds Cinnamon   Method Make the dough by combining the flour and eggs. Roll out into thin pastry sheet with a rolling pin and then cut into evenly spaced strips with the a ravioli wheel. According to tradition, this is where the Tsirigotises (housewives of Tsirigotes) begin their “embroidery”. They make little “boats” with the dough and connect them together as if they were creating an embroidery hoop. The oil is then heated for frying, but be careful it does not get to hot or smokes….

Καρυδόπιτα: Karidopita (Greek Walnut Cake)

01.12.2015 in Gastronomy

Καρυδόπιτα   Karidopita (Greek Walnut Cake)    Cake Ingredients:    8 eggs, separated  1 cup sugar  1 tsp vanilla  12 Zwieback toast  2/3 lb. walnuts  4 tsp cinnamon  1/4 tsp ground cloves  1 tsp baking powder  1/4 tsp salt  1 tsp orange zest  1 tsp lemon zest    Syrup Ingredients 2 cups water  2 cups sugar  1/2 cup honey  2 strips orange peel  2 strips lemon peel  1 cinnamon stick     Preheat the oven to 350 degrees and grease a 9 by 13 baking dish. In a mixer, place the egg whites inside and mix until stiff. Then place the…