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Cretan Sweet Cheese Pastries (Kalitsounia) Recipe

Cretan Sweet Cheese Pastries (Kalitsounia)

Bushra
Traditional Greek sweet pastries filled with mizithra cheese and topped with cinnamon
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine Greek
Servings 10 portions

Equipment

  • Large bowl
  • Rolling Pin
  • Baking tray
  • Parchment Paper

Ingredients
  

For the dough

  • 1 cup olive oil
  • 1 cup strained yogurt
  • 1 egg
  • 1 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1 kg flour (35 ounces)

For the filling

  • 1 kg fresh soft myzithra cheese or mascarpone or ricotta (35 ounces)

Instructions
 

  • To prepare the dough for the cheese pastries (kalitsounia), add into a large bowl the olive oil, sugar, yogurt and eggs; blend well, using your hands, until the ingredients combine. Pour in the orange juice, the lemon zest and vanilla extract and blend again. Sieve the flour with the baking powder and add gradually to the mixture. Knead the dough with your hands, until it softens. Depending on the flour, you may need to use a little bit less or more flour than the recipe calls for. The dough should be soft, but not sticky.
  • Leave the dough to rest for about 30 minutes.
  • In the meantime, prepare the filling for the kalitsounia. Mash the cheese into a large bowl, add the sugar, the eggs and the cinnamon; blend well, until the ingredients combine.
Keyword Cretan pastries, Greek dessert, Mediterranean sweets, mizithra cheese pastries, traditional Kalitsounia
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