Plakous me petimezi

Ingredients:

For the pastry:

• 600 g flour
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• juice of 3 oranges
• salt
• olive oil for frying

For the filling:

• 600 g mixed nuts (100 g each poppy and sesame seeds, coarsely ground pistachios, almonds, walnuts, and hazel nuts)
• 1/3 cup honey
• 100g sugar
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 200 g (3/4 cup) grape must molasses (petimezi)
• pine nuts (optional)

Method:

• Combine the ingredients for the pastry and knead to form a stiff dough.
• Allow to rest 30 minutes and roll out about 1/4 cm thick. Cut out 10-12 cm rounds with a small saucer or cutter.
• Boil the nuts with the sugar, honey, 1-2 tablespoons of grape must, and the cinnamon stick until they are caramelized.
• Do not overcook.
• Cool and spoon some of the mixture in the middle of each pastry circle, fold in half, and seal edgeswith the tines of a fork.
• Fry the pies in olive oil until golden and drain on paper towels.
• Pour some grape must molasses on top and serve garnished with pine nuts.

(serves 6)