A traditional sponge-like cake, soaked in fragrant syrup from the Northern town of Veria. This is our Chef's; Thomas Ntinas, grandma’s recipe, so the ingredients are measured not in grams or ounces but in mugs! So grab a decent sized tea mug and measure away! Preparation time: 45mins Serves: 12 pieces For the cake: 4 [...]
Preparation time: 1hr Serves: 12 pieces Square baking tray: 21cm x 21cm v v 4 eggs 1.5 cups of sugar 3/4 cups organic extra virgin olive oil 2 cups self raising flour 3 tbs tahini 3 tbs fig syrup {συκόμελο} v v Preheat the oven to 180˚C. In [...]
Preparation time: 1hr 15mins Serves: 24 pieces Square baking tray: 30cm x 24cm 150ml organic extra virgin olive oil 1 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. ground clove 1 tsp. nutmeg 100g brown sugar (or white, if you prefer) 750ml freshly squeezed orange juice Zest of 2 oranges 800g self raising flour 200g sultanas 1 Tbsp [...]
Makes about 40 cookies Syrup 7 cups sugar 8 cups water 2 cups honey 2 cinnamon sticks 2 wide strips of orange peel Dough 6 -6 1/2 cups pastry flour 1 1/2 cups fine semolina flour 1 cup extra virgin olive oil 113g unsalted butter (room temperature) 1/2 cup brandy (Metaxa) 2 Tbsp honey [...]
This is a great recipe showing how creative one can be in his/her cooking; mixing old and new, modern and traditional... For this recipe we have used mixed berries spoon sweet, though really you can use any spoon sweet or marmalade you like. One thing to keep in mind is to try to go for [...]
225g salted butter, plus more for buttering 225g dark chocolate (Pavlidou Hygeias) 4 eggs 1 cup brown sugar 1 cup white sugar 2 teaspoons mastic powder 1 cup flour ½ cup chopped walnuts Butter a 33cm by 22cm baking dish and preheat the oven to 200 C. Melt the butter and chocolate in a bain [...]
