Cake ingredients: 1/2 a cup of corn oil 1/2 a cup of rose water 1/4 cup of peeled split almonds 1/2 a tsp of baking powder 1/2 a tsp of vanilla powder 2 cups of semolina 1 cup of sugar 1 cup of yogurt Syrup ingredients: 1 cup of water 1 cup of sugar 1 […]

Ingredients: 400g fine semolina 400g sugar 500g Greek strained yogurt 5 eggs 50g of almonds finely chopped 2 vanilla essences 1 tbsp baking powder Zest from 1 lemon Pinch of salt = to 1/8 of a tsp For the syrup: 350g water 300g sugar 1 tbsp of lemon juice 3 thin strips of lemon peel […]

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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 […]