INGREDIENTS 1.5 cup flour 100gr lukewarm water 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon dry yeast 2 tablespoons olive oil METHOD In a bowl add the yeast and water, stir and let the mixture for 5 minutes to inflate. In a clean bowl, add the flour and salt and stir. Make a hole in the center of the...
Lagana
INGREDIENTS FOR 2 LAGANES 6 1/2 cups all purpose flour 50 gr. dry yeast 2 cups warm water 2 tablespoons olive oil 2 tablespoons margarine 1 level tablespoon salt 2 tablespoons sugar Sesame Lagana is the bread of Kathara Deftera METHOD In a bowl put the yeast, the sugar, the water, stir...
How to keep citrus zest
Have you made a dessert with citrus peel (eg Pergamonto (bergamot peel with syrup) ), and you don’t know what to do with the extra zest? You can just keep it and use it later for sweets, desserts or foods that need zest. In a glass jar put the citrus zest. Add brandy until it covers...
Christopsomo (Christmas bread)
INGREDIENTS 1kgr all-purpose flour 1/2 cup lukewarm water 35gr fresh yeast 1.5 cup golden raisins 1 cup orange zest 1 cup lemon zest 1 cup walnuts (chopped) 2 cups sugar 2 teaspoons of mastic (powder) 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup olive oil 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 teaspoon cloves sesame seeds...
How to organize a formal lunch or dinner
On the festive table, there must be a sense of luxury. The provision on the plates and cutlery depends on the menu. The basic principles are: The dish must be at the center. The forks should always be left of the plate, knives and spoons are always right and cutlery for dessert on top. The...
Pastry Cream
INGREDIENTS 2 cups milk 4 egg yolks 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons cornstarch 1/2 cup sugar vanilla or lemon zest or orange zest (depending on what you want to combine) 1 tablespoon butter METHOD In a saucepan boil the milk and keep it hot. In a bowl mix the egg yolks, the...
Pomegranate Sauce
INGREDIENTS 5 cups pomegranate juice 3 cups sugar 1/2 cup grenadine METHOD In a saucepan add the pomegranate juice and the sugar and boil them until the mixture thickens enough. Let it cool and then add the grenadine and stir. The pomegranate sauce is...
Eliopsomo (homemade bread with olives)
INGREDIENTS 1kgr durum flour 1kgr wheat flour 1 tablespoon salt bread yeast (prozimi) lukewarm water olive oil for greasing the baking pan olives cut into pieces METHOD From last evening preparing the dough: Take the dough that you keep from the last time you made bread and dissolve in...
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