Greek Easter Cookies

Easter Cookies/ Biscuits -and not only Easter- with a different approach but with all the aromas of Greek Easter, such as Chios Mastic, Mahlepi, Kakoule (Cardamom) and the aroma of orange.
Light, tasty, soft, digestible and special. They are made very easily with their wonderfully velvety dough, which is given by the addition of pure yogurt and the light corn oil. They are relatively sweet with a little sugar added because our opinion is that this is how a cookie should be in order for a savory platter of cheeses and cold cuts to accompany our drink.

Happy Easter!

work: 1h:20′

time: 2h:30′

easy:

Amigthalota-Greek Almond Biscuits

A very easy dessert with minimal fats, without butter & with minimal ingredients. Almonds ground as the main ingredient and egg whites, beaten in a meringue. Flavored with mastic of Chios Island and cherry liqueur. Their top is decorated with almond flakes and a candied cherry to give them their color, to make them more attractive.
One of the best, traditional delicacies is the almond cookies. The shape, as well as their aromas, vary from place to place. Almonds biscuits are generally made from whitened ground almonds or marzipan, egg whites meringue, and sometimes even semolina. They have pear, rosette, small hill, ball, crescent, etc. shapes.
Sometimes they are sprinkled with powdered sugar and become pure white, and sometimes they remain with the roasted almond crumb visible. The most famous are probably those from the island of Andros, where there is a traditional local industry. The Almond Biscuits of Andros are flavored with rose water.
In all of the Dodecanese, the Cyclades & the islands of the Northeast Aegean, Almond Biscuits are a classic delicacy offered at weddings and engagements…
Yours!

work: 20′

time: 1h:00′

easy:

Mosaic Chocolate & Biscuit Cake

The dessert of our innocence in another form, a form of cake!
The sweet that they made and make children's hands as the first sweet! Now even more innocent, with no sugar but Stevia, without many fats or margarines, with extra chocolate, cacao flavors and many pistachios, but always delicious and irresistible, ideal for the summer, since it does not require an oven to prepare.
It is eaten pleasantly and is in the fridge waiting for us to indulge our palate and in every bite our thought to travel in carefree moments of beautiful memories!
Yours!

work: 30′

time: 3h:30′

easy:

Koulourakia: Cypriot Easter Cookies

These Easter Cookies are traditional Cypriot Easter buns, which although Lenten are traditionally made on Good Friday.
They are flavored with oriental spices but also with Chios mastic and their aromas resemble those of Easter Tsoureki. They are ideally suited to our coffee and we certainly have more than one.
Daktylies is a type of long shaped-bread, which is separated into smaller parallel pieces, in order to be cut off easier and evenly. The ingredients used for daktylies are flour, leaven, water, sesame seeds and aniseed. Many housewives in the countryside continue the tradition and bake daktylies for the needs of the family.
Yours!

work: 45′

time: 3h:30′

medium:

Tahini Cookies

Mini cookies of a mouthful, fasting, but without the exclusion of the pleasure of their delicacy and the rest of the year, the non-fasting.
These are the perfect snack for those who are watching their diet. They are dairy-free, egg-free, butter-free but with tahini, orange juice and zest, amber brandy & aromatic spices, which give them their dark color!
Enjoy them with your favorite drink or wrap them on soft, nice wrapping paper & fill gift boxes with them. A remarkable gift for loved ones, friends, associates, neighbors… will be duly appreciated.
Yours!

work: 45′

time: 2h:00′

easy:

Oreo, Strawberry & Chocolate Tart

A chocolate strawberry "crown" for tomorrow's May Day. Without baking we enjoy an ideal dessert, a special Black Chocolate Tart and Strawberry. Extreme combination with intense flavors and subtle tones.
Yours

work: 45′

time: 5h:00′

easy:

Nutella Cheesecake

Chocolate cheesecake without baking, with ready hazelnut praline (nutella or chocolate spread), delicious biscuits, soft cream cheese and roasted hazelnuts.
One of the standards of confectionery on festive days, because of the ease of its preparation, but also for any other day you wish, is the cheesecake.
Guaranteed flavor and beautiful result with the scattered, crushed hazelnuts on its surface.
Yours!

work: 30′

time: 4h:30′

easy:

Banoffee Pie

Banoffee Pie is an English dessert, which is made from bananas, caramel cream by boiling the milk and sweetened whipped cream. The base is crushed cookies and butter or a simple base dough.
Here the Banoffee (banana & toffee) was made into individual portions, consisting as a first layer, of a base of biscuit and nuts, roasted & crushed hazelnuts. A second layer of caramel cream, a third layer of banana slices and finally lots of whipped cream, sprinkled with grated chocolate, cocoa and caramel cubes. Yours!

work: 45′

time: 4h:00′

easy:

Dessert with Caramel Frosting

Summer sweet of the refrigerator, with three different layers. Each layer adds her own taste in this dynamic multilevel sweet.
A biscuit hazelnut base and chocolate drops. A layer of vanilla cream, with its wonderful velvety texture and aroma of vanilla. And finally a caramel glaze as a capstone for the completion of the sweet and which will richly reward us with its unique flavor and excellent tastiness. A caramel temptation!
Yours!

work: 1h:00′

time: 12h:00′

medium:

Raspberries & Cream Cheese Crackers

The raspberries are forest fruits, tasty and slightly sour. They are cultivated now in Greece and found in quite affordable price. They are sensitive and very delicate in their treatment.
I propose a simple and easy recipe to try out and enjoy raspberries with all their flavor. Crackers cookies, spread with a light lemon mascarpone cream cheese without much sugar, just 2 teaspoons stevia or powdered sugar and fresh raspberries around the cream.
Your Own!

work: 15′

time: 15′

very easy:

Red Velvet Crinkle Cookies

Red Chocolate Crackle Cookies.
The deep red color of the chocolate, the rich flavor of the cocoa, and all the other ingredients, give these cookies an excellent texture, deliciousness, and a special aesthetic effect. They are cute, they are soft, they are hearty, they are chewy inside and crispy on the outside. They fully cover your taste concerns, for a delicious cookie that will accompany the milk or juice for children and coffee or tea for the grown ups.
They are also a beautiful festive gift-package to offer to your loved ones.
Yours!

work: 30′

time: 1h:30′

easy:

BLT Dip

If you are looking for a quick and easy appetizer to become favorite for you and your company, this one is the best. With a few ingredients and little time you prepare a very tasty and hearty dip.
Made with mayonnaise, roasted bacon, chopped tomato and cream. A delicious dip made ​​finger food and eaten with crispy crackers, which here serve as spoons to grip robust quantity dips.
Yours!

work: 15′

time: 15′

very easy:

The recipe

BLT Dip

can be found in the book «Μεζέδες».

Tiramisu

Tiramisù is one of the most popular Italian desserts in the world. It is made with savoyards, strong espresso coffee and mascarpone cheese …
It is said that its place of origin is the Veneto region and specifically the city of Treviso, although many have objections to this …
But that which we are interested in is to enjoy a delicious dessert, of which there are many variations and anywhere only friends!
A classic recipe is one that I follow for years and really all these that have tried it like it a lot. The current proposal is a small "herecy" since it adds cinnamon biscuits. Was this desire, which, however, gave a touch aromatic sweet cinnamon, going with coffee.
There is a procedure of preparation of different materials, which have to be prepared separately and then joined together.
Yours!

work: 45′

time: 1h:45′

medium:

Almond Biscotti Cantuccini

Italian cookies Cantucci or Cantuccini. Double-baked almond cookies, crunchy, delicious and willing to seduce you and give you a very tasty bite. The whole almonds give them a great taste.
Classic dessert with which the Italians are used to close a meal accompanying them with coffee or sweet wine Vin Santo.

work: 20′

time: 40′

easy:

Chocolate Roll with Chestnuts

So delicious Chocolate Cake Roll (Swiss Roll) for special festive occasions, filled with fluffy whipped cream, sweet chestnut cream, chestnuts and crunchy biscuits. All are bathed in fluid chocolate, sensual coating!
Without exaggeration it is, perhaps, the most delicious stuffing, you've tried.
Yours!

work: 1h:00′

time: 3h:00′

hard:

Cherry Jelly Dessert

Cherries in jelly and whipped cream.
Cool and light dessert, a delightful summer treat, served as dessert after lunch or as a nice accompaniment to afternoon coffee.
Try it!

work: 45′

time: 6h

easy:

White Chocolate Torte

A delicious white chocolate torte, with simple ingredients such as biscuits, cream and of course white chocolate!
Quick and easy to prepare, shouldn't pose any particular difficulty to those with little experience in the kitchen or those who prefer a quick and easy dessert!
Make and enjoy a dessert with the scent of the wonderful combination of orange and chocolate!

work: 30'

time: 3h30'

easy: 3÷10