Cretan Sweet Cheese Pastries Recipe (Kalitsounia)

Name: Cretan Sweet Cheese Pastries Recipe (Kalitsounia)
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 55 min
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 1 cup olive oil; 1 cup strained yogurt; 1 egg; 1 1/2 cup of sugar; 1kg flour (35 ounces); 4 tsps baking powder; 1/2 tsp vanilla extract (optional); juice of 1/2 orange; zest of 1 lemon (optional); 1kg of fresh soft myzithra cheese or mascarpone or ricotta (35 ounces); 1 cup of sugar; 1 eggs and 1 egg white; 1 tsp powdered cinammon; 2 eggs; 1 tbsp water; 1 tbsp powdered cinnamon

Instructions

Prep:30minCook:25min

Extremely soft and highly addictive! These delicious little cheese pastries (kalitsounia) are a holiday tradition from the island of Crete. Kalitsounia (or Lichnarakia) are traditionally made with the fresh soft variety of myzithra cheese (not the salty type), but if you can't find it, try them with some Italian mascarpone or ricotta.

Updated at: Tue, 19 Nov 2024 13:03:07 GMT