Sweets In Syrup
For my last posting for this year I chose a traditional Greek pastry, which is prepared and served on special occasions. I wish to extend to all of you my sweetest wishes, hoping that your New Year will be prosperous and as sweet as diples. Diples (pronounced dipless and meaning folded) Last but not least [...]
You do not have to think hard what to do when you have a lot of walnuts. What better than a traditional Walnut Cake, which will bring back memories of good old times…. Ingredients: 2 cups of semolina 1 cup of flour 3 tablespoons of baking powder 1 cup of crushed walnuts 1 cup of [...]
Although I have already given a few recipes for spoon sweets I forgot to mention how we know if the syrup is ready. It is very important for spoon sweets that the syrup has the proper density. If we have doubts and don’t know if the syrup is ready this is what we should do. [...]
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Galaktompoureko is possibly the king of sweets for many in Greece and the one I prefer best. Fabulous cream, rich and consistent. The heavy cream lies in the middle in between thin layers of crispy phyllo and is bathed in syrup. You can also make individual ones, wrapped in a roll. If I didn’t [...]
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This syrup can be used for all sweets made with phyllo pastry but you can also use it to wet sponge cakes as well. In some cases it can be mixed with honey as well. It is usually flavoured with cinnamon, cloves and lemon peel. In some recipes blossom water is added. Ingredients 2 parts [...]
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