Ingredients for the pastry: 6 cups of hard flour 1 cup of soft flour 1 1/2 cup of water or as much as needed 3/4 cup of melted vegetable shortening 1/2 a tsp of salt Ingredients for syrup: 4 cups of sugar 2 cups of water 1 cinnamon stick 2-3 cloves 4 tsp of orange […]
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Cypriot Desserts
Loukoumades (fried doughballs in syrup), Loukoumia, Ravani, Touloumbes and Baklavas are some well-loved desserts. There are also Pastish, cookies made of ground almonds, that are offered to guests at weddings. Flaounes are savory Easter pies that contain goats cheese (or a variety of cheeses), eggs, spices and herbs all wrapped in a yeast pastry, then brushed with egg […]