Cretan Herb Pies
Delicious and flavorful herb pies for our meze, appetizers, for kids, school, office, and wherever your imagination takes you. The herbs we use depend on our taste, the season, and the region. We categorize them into 5 groups:
Sweet Herbs: dandelions, wild fennel, wild chicory, vleeta (mallow), seskoula (nettle), spinach, amaranth leaves
Sour Herbs: sorrel, sourpusses, wild grape leaves
Spicy Herbs: arugula, black dandelions
Bitter Herbs: radishes, endives, chicory
Aromatic Herbs: dill, fennel, mint, fresh oregano, parsley, etc.
To create a balanced flavor for the herb pies, you should use:
50% mixture of sweet herbs
20% aromatic herbs
10% from a special category (sour, bitter, or spicy)
20% onion, fresh green onions, leeks
Our Ingredients
For the Filling: 1 – 1 ½ kg of your chosen herbs ½ cup of olive oil 1 finely chopped onion ½ finely chopped leek A bit of mint Salt, pepper
For the Dough: (For 20-25 small pies) 1 ½ cups of all-purpose flour 1 shot of olive oil ½ tsp salt 1 shot of tsikoudia (Cretan spirit) Water, as needed to form a dough that doesn't stick to your hands.
Caramelized Onion Focaccia
Focaccia is a type of Italian bread or flatbread that was traditionally made in Italy and can be considered a precursor to pizza. In the old days, during times of scarcity, homemakers would make focaccia with whatever ingredients they had in the fridge. You could find focaccia with vegetables, potatoes, mushrooms, tomatoes, olives, or whatever was on hand. They often added herbs like rosemary, oregano, and thyme to enhance the flavor. Here, we'll make focaccia with caramelized onions that have been simmered in wine, combined with cherry tomatoes and slices of olive fillets. It's a very tasty suggestion that you should try, and it can be prepared during fasting periods.
For the dough:
440 grams of type 00 flour
1 packet of dry yeast
2 teaspoons of sugar
220 grams of lukewarm water
1 ½ teaspoons of salt
For the topping:
2 dry onions, sliced
1 clove of garlic, finely chopped
3/4 cup of red wine
2 teaspoons of sugar (for caramelizing the onions)
Olive oil
Cherry tomatoes
Slices of olive fillets
Rosemary
Quick Cheese Pie with Phyllo Dough
An easy, quick, and incredibly delicious cheese pie with phyllo dough, perfect for a snack for both little and big kids. Here are the ingredients you'll need:
• 250g ricotta cheese
• 250g feta cheese
• 3 eggs
• 1 packet phyllo dough
• 500ml whole milk
• Nutmeg, pepper, olive oil
Mushroom Focaccia
Focaccia is a type of Italian bread or flatbread that could be considered a precursor to pizza. Essentially, it's a flatbread with various toppings. In the old days, when resources were scarce, homemakers would make focaccia with whatever ingredients they had in the fridge. You could find focaccia with vegetables, potatoes, onions, tomatoes, olives – in short, whatever was available. They often added herbs like rosemary, oregano, and thyme to enhance the flavor. Here, we will make a simple focaccia with our beloved mushrooms and peppers. It's delicious, filling, and can be prepared during fasting periods.
Ingredients:
For the dough:
• 440 grams of type 00 flour
• 1 packet of dry yeast
• 2 teaspoons of sugar
• 220 grams of lukewarm water
• 1 ½ teaspoons of salt
For the topping:
• 1/2 red bell pepper, cut into squares
• 1/2 green bell pepper, cut into squares
• 3 Portobello mushrooms, sliced
Sweet Zucchini Pie
For serving, as a dessert after a Sunday meal, with coffee, or for kids who love it so much...and for a thousand other reasons!!!!
Here we will see a simple zucchini pie - the basic one - with just 5 ingredients! From there on, if you want, you can enrich it yourself.
Our ingredients:
1 ½ kilogram of pumpkin
1 package of country-style pastry sheets (8 sheets)
350 grams of sugar
1 tsp cinnamon
½ cup vegetable oil
Cheese Pies - Open Style
Let's make open-style cheese pies to accompany our evening movie, the kids' snack at school, or at our office, for many reasons we can make them and they become irresistible. Play with the flavors of the cheeses, with the filling ingredients, and create your own little pies.
Ingredients:
• 700g all-purpose flour
• 350g milk
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 tbsp salt
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 1 packet yeast (approx. 1 tbsp)
• 50g melted butter
For the filling:
• 150g grated hard cheese
• 4 tbsp yogurt
• ? tsp paprika
• ? tsp pepper
• Origano
Golden Crunchy Bites with Only 3 Ingredients!
Easy, quick, and delicious bites, perfect for the office, school, snack time, or on the go. Without butter, low in fats, and above all? Incredibly easy!
The only ingredients you need are:
500g self-rising flour
2 cups grated feta cheese
1 cup milk
Tsoureki
It originates from the Turkish word "corek," meaning sweet yeast bread. In our country, it is an integral part of major Christmas and Easter celebrations.
Its significance is symbolic, linking Easter to the resurrection of Christ, where flour comes to life and becomes bread. The braiding symbolizes the expulsion of evil spirits.
For these unique tsourekia, fluffy, aromatic, and incredibly tasty, anyone who makes them will undoubtedly steal the show! I assure you that if you follow the steps, the result will be immensely satisfying.
Ingredients:
• 400g lukewarm to warm water
• 60g fresh yeast
• 140g melted butter (70g fresh, 70g vegetable) - Be careful not to burn it.
• 360g sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1,100g strong flour (hard type for bread, tsourekia, etc.) plus approximately 100g for kneading
• 4g mahleb
• 3g ground cardamom
• A pinch of salt
• ½ vanilla
• Sliced almonds
• +2 egg whites for brushing
Chebureki
They come from Russia and accompany our evenings in front of the TV with a movie, as a snack, for the office, for treating guests, or... they go everywhere, these unique, easy, quick, and delicious little pies.
Ingredients:
For the Dough:
• 1 egg
• 360g flour
• 120g warm water
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 dash of vodka
• 60g sunflower oil (mixed with water)
For the Filling:
• 400g mixed minced meat
• 2 large finely chopped onions
• 1 clove of crushed garlic
• A bit of dill
• A bit of parsley
• A bit of olive oil
• Salt and pepper
Crispy Cookies with Fig molasse
One of the products that my homeland produces abundantly is figs. We've learned with them, grown up with them, and, of course, from generation to generation, wonderful recipes have emerged that are worth recording and making. Fig jam, therefore, comes from ripe figs; it is quite dark in color and thick. We incorporate it into sweets, sauces, and even in cooking as a honey substitute. Here, I have made crispy cookies for all occasions, adding finely chopped dried figs inside. They contain no eggs or butter, so they are light and can be consumed during fasting periods.
Ingredients:
• 250g sugar
• 250g fig molasse
• 110g orange juice
• 250g extra virgin olive oil
• 10 dried figs, finely chopped
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp cloves
• 1 tsp (almost - as much as it takes) soft flour
Crispy Sesame Cookies with Grape Molasses
Aromatic cookies with grape molasses, crispy, and very, very delicious. Perfect for your coffee, breakfast, or even as a sweet indulgence! They go everywhere!
Ingredients:
• 150g sugar
• 250g grape molasses
• 250g olive oil
• 100g orange juice
• 1 shot of cognac
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• 1 tsp ground cloves
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp baking powder
• Zest from one unwaxed orange
• 1 cup (-or less, as needed-) soft flour
• 400g sesame seeds
Lenten Tsoureki
Do you like tsoureki? Are you fasting or aiming for a lighter diet without eggs, milk, butter, etc.? Do you want a tsoureki that's full of flavor, aromas, and, above all, rich in fiber? Well, here's the recipe you've been searching for! You'll enjoy a delicious, fluffy tsoureki without any guilt. Let's go through the recipe step by step.
Ingredients:
1. For activating the yeast:
? 250g lukewarm water
? 20g dry yeast
? 80g tsoureki flour (in a yellow package)
? 1 tbsp sugar
2. Ingredients for our tsoureki:
? 1500g tsoureki flour (in a yellow package)
? 400g sugar
? 500g orange juice
? 250g vegetable oil
? 4g mahleb
? 4g ground cardamom
? A pinch of salt
? Powdered sugar for glazing: 2 tbsp powdered sugar, 4 tbsp water
Spinach Pie with Anthotyro Cheese
An aromatic, flavorful, and delightful pie for our loved ones... This pie reflects the spirit of Greece: fresh, flavorful, and filled with love for good cuisine. Invite tradition to your table and let the flavors transport you to endless fields and hospitable gatherings.
This is the story behind our pie, a story brimming with flavor, dedication, and heritage.
Ingredients
1 package phyllo pastry
½ kilogram spinach
1 bunch wild greens
1 bunch dill
1 bunch fennel
1 bunch fresh spring onion
½ cup anthotyro cheese
200 grams hard feta cheese
3 eggs
Pepper - sesame oil - nutmeg
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