Pies with Ricotta, Mozzarella & Gruyere Cheese

As has been repeatedly written here, in several recipes, savory and sweet, Kourou Dough -yogurt dough- is so pliable, soft & velvety, and which we love to make for its ease of handling.
The pies are filled with any filling we like. Here their cheese filling was, in addition to fresh Anthotyros (like Ricotta), straight from its source of production and from the first to start using fresh milk, Tyromalama (like Mozzarella) and Gruyere Cheese. The 3 most beloved cheeses of Crete were combined and made into pies.
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work: 1h:30′

time: 2h:00′

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Cake with Yogurt, Olive Oil & Jam

A very fluffy cake, very special without many eggs, with yogurt and olive oil. It is one of the cakes that have the name "Sponge Cake" (without referring to the well-known sponge cake, which has other ingredients and a different way of making it), for the reason that it is really so soft & fluffy.
On its surface is added extra yogurt and jam - any jam we like - which, by stirring them lightly with a toothpick, partially sinks into the interior of the cake during baking and makes it delicious and moist. Try this easy & perfectly fluffy cake.
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work: 20′

time: 1h:00′

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Traditional Greek Orange Cake with Syrup

Juicy, easy, fluffy and full of aromas Traditional Greek Orange Cake with Syrup, which is made with crust leaves, finely chopped & hidden inside and with strained yogurt. It is syruped with a thick orange syrup to make the flavors even more orange. The taste of orange floods the palate so pleasantly and so intensely, uniquely!
Of all the syrupy sweets of Greek Cuisine, this orange pie is by far our favorite. It's because oranges are our favorite fruit! It combines beautifully with a ball of our favorite ice cream and the flavors take off.
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work: 20′

time: 1h:00′

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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′

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Yogurt Hazelnut Cake

Velvety and fragrant this cake, with traditional yogurt and hazelnut flour, is a thin, without much sugar but very soft dessert, ideal for breakfast and snacks. It has a beautiful dark color from the hazelnuts and the intensity of their taste. Greek traditional yogurt makes it particularly fresh and tastes good. If you then sprinkle it with icing sugar, it will also be perfect at the end of a meal combined with a wonderful aromatic coffee. Children will love it and it is ideal to consume dairy products without even realizing it.
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work: 20′

time: 1h:00′

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Little Aubergine Pies with Homemade Kourou Dough

A Kourou Dough -Yogurt Dough- so pliable & velvety, which you will love for the comfort of its management. The pies are filled with whatever stuffing we like. Wonderful Aubergine Pies were made here, very tasty & fluffy and where the tender, grated, biscuit dough competes equally with the wonderfully delicious stuffing with eggplant and Greek cheeses, such as Gruyère & kasseri or emmental. The blue poppy seed gives them an extra click of flavor.
A suggestion for a snack for the morning coffee but also for a beer or… why not, with an easy drink and fruity wine, iced & dry Pinot Grigio Delle Venezie -the most popular variety of Italy- on our summer terrace with dear friends.
Cheers!

work: 1h:00′

time: 1h:30′

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Lemon-Flavored Yogurt Jelly

Refrigerating dessert with Greek natural yogurt, lemon jelly & cookies stuffed with lemon flavor. 5 hours later we enjoy a healthy low-calorie lemony yogurt. A delicious dessert like this, made by all moms, with cookies of different flavors, rusks, savoiardi-biscuits or any kind of seasonal fruit or jams . Here with crispy filled cookies on the base and crumbled on top and a nice velvety cream with lemon zest & yogurt jelly.
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work: 20′

time: 5h:30′

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Healthy Banana Pancakes

What is so special about this recipe? Well, let's start with the pancakes. They are extremely soft, light, healthy & fluffy like soft pillows! Roasted & crushed hazelnuts add a wonderful, crispy texture and the unique aroma of roasted nuts. The layers of caramelized bananas in maple syrup and brown sugar in the intermediate layers of the «tower», sometimes a little sloping to look like that of Tower of Pisa, add even more delicious, sweet and sticky flavors to these Pancakes. You just have to try them on to know what I'm talking about!
From above we decorate with whatever we like. If they are spring pancakes, we put antioxidant fruits of the forest, such as strawberries, raspberries & blueberries, which are among the superfoods, almond slivers & plenty of maple syrup.
Make a lot and fill, with these healthy Pancakes, children's dishes with all the above and they will be amazing…
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work: 20′

time: 40′

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Yogurt Apple Cake

Mother was, is and will be special to the child, the teenager, the adult and today is nothing more than an opportunity to honor her and show her how much we love her.
Mother, mother, mom. Three words that enclose respect, beauty, tenderness, love and are always the most important presence in human life. An insurmountable bond that was praised more than any other, the mother was the source of inspiration for thousands of artists.
In the first verses of a poem dedicated to the mother we read:

• «I was awakened at dawn by an aura, a breath,
• on the cheek fluttered my mother's kiss
• Her caress filled me with love and affection
• and back I became a child again.
• With a kiss and a wish and her smile,
• As soon as I woke up I saw my sun on her face »…

work: 20′

time: 1h:00′

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Lemon Cake with Spoon Sweet

Juicy and particularly fluffy, slightly sweet, with intense flavors of lemon and yogurt. The sour cherry spoon sweet came into the cake but also adorned it externally, placing it around the top like a crown of precious gems.
If traditional Greek spoon sweets are so popular that your cabinets and kitchen cabinets overflow, it's time to put them in cakes or other sweet treats so you can enjoy them in another dimension - in the role of a coworker rather than a protagonist - and at the same time create room in the cellar for your next sweet or savory creations in beautiful jars…

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work: 15′

time: 1h:10′

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Spinach & Cheese Hand Pies for a Snack

If dough for pies and pie pastries isn't your strong point or you don't have time for complicated processes, then this suggestion is up to you. A velvety yogurt pastry, fluffy & soft, light & tasty with little ingredients, a little time and that's all.
Try making small pies (according to the detailed steps in the recipe), which will be easy to open phyllo sheet, stuffed with fresh tender spinach, Greek feta and yellow gouda cheese or whatever other yellow cheese you like to give it extra flavor and consistency in filling. Don't forget to add freshly ground pepper and paprika sweet or spicy to your taste!
Delicious and quick snack for a delicious meal that can be accompanied by a glass of wine in a small group of people.
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work: 1h:00′

time: 1h:30′

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Christmas Apple Cake with Yogurt Glaze!

Christmas and festive - that's why we like it - fluffy and light Apple Cake, not butter but with olive oil. Covered with a very special glaze, made from the same ingredients as this Apple Cake. It keeps it fresh and gives it a pale white veil through which the currants appear as small black splashes.
Although winter has been mild enough for us so far, the heaviest Winter is out of our reach. So it requires simple but well-balanced foods and pastries. Today's proposal is one of them and we suggest you try it…
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work: 20′

time: 1h:00′

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Yogurt Cookies

Yogurt Biscuits are delicious little butterless sweets, with vanilla pudding mix and of course Greek yogurt. They are easy to make and you can enjoy them for breakfast or as a snack. They are ideal for milk, coffee or a cup of good aromatic tea because they are soft, tender, velvety - almost infantile - and very tasty, with a seductive vanilla & lemon aroma.
Their preparation is very simple: we only need a bowl and a spoon and in a few minutes the dough will be ready to be baked… another reason to prepare it right away!
If you're looking for other biscuit recipes or other breakfast cakes, don't miss the cookie options and easy sweets of Kitchen Stories!
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work: 10′

time: 30′

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Honey Banana Upside-Down Cake

We know the traditional version of the upside-down cake in which he wants to star in the pineapple, which is always particularly impressive even when cooked & cut. Bananas, on the contrary, do not have such a "shine", but cutting them down and placing them in a row on the base of a refractory pot in honey can become just as attractive and beautiful. My opinion? Another taste, with the presence of honey!
Finally, after the inversion, where things get upside down, the thick honey syrup bathes the entire cake. Let the cake cool completely so the honey caramel can set up enough. Don't be impatient like we were. Yours! Yours!

work: 20′

time: 1h:10′

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Spinach, Mushrooms & Feta Quiche

When I make a tart of fresh vegetables, mixed with other different ingredients, I try to guess what its taste will be in the final result. How much the ingredients have blended together and how balanced their proportions are in salt & spices. And as always, I add something extra to correct the taste of bringing it to my palate worries. This time I chose to replace a simple black pepper with the four peppers with the coriander from the infinite jars of my kitchen. Wonderful aromas, delicate peppery smells, all combined with refinement…
The puff pastry leaf, deliciously crunchy, closed everything I prepared for an hour. I cut ribbons from the dough sheet that was left over for the final & defining layer on its face, creating my own galaxy spiral centered on a star, my family enjoyed it and I received extra kiss, it was the first of May you see!
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work: 1h:10′

time: 2h:00′

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Spinach & Cheese Mini Pies

These Spinach Pies & Cheeses are made with Yoghurt Dough and baked in the oven. They are delicious and cute, as they are small, though with a lengthy process. If you are not busy and have fun dealing with anxiolytic procedures, such as dough, make them and enjoy them at your festive table. It is ideal finger food and perfect for a buffet. They are worth their effort.
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work: 1h:30′

time: 2h:30′

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Pockets with Yoghurt Dough

These cute cheese pies, with beautiful yoghurt dough, are done as easily as we can not imagine. The process is time-consuming but straightforward thanks to the yoghurt dough, which gives us supple, velvety, trouble-free management and good results dough.
These pies are great, even with various or different stuffings οn the table, buffet and healthy snacks at school and at work because even cold is still irresistible, delicious, crisp and very special. I usually almost always add turmeric to the stuffing, whatever it is. Add it to your diet, it's worth it!
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work: 1h:30′

time: 3h:45′

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Strawberry Ginger Smoothie

The season of strawberry is in full swing and I am excited. Seasonal fruits are the key to healthy eating and delicious smoothies because they are naturally sweet, flavored and full of flavor.
Strawberry Smoothie is simple, dietary, delicious, flavored with fresh ginger, healthy and Low Carb/Low Carbohydrates. Fresh rejuvenating beverage with vitamins, trace elements, fiber, calcium and antioxidants for a strong detoxification of our body.
Make this smoothie for a refreshing treatment, body power and energy after a tiring and warm day. It's easy to make with fresh fruit that we have at home.
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work: 10′

time: 10′

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Leek & Cabanossi Tartlets

Delicious, easy and practical finger food. Is held with one hand and enjoy it with all your soul, so loveable and delicious! Ideal for small snacking, for all times, on a thousand occasions.
The filling of these mini tarts contains our favorite leek with sweet notes, the super delicious Cabanossi, chewy mozzarella, cream and yogurt. Excellent ingredients wonderful combination, unique pleasures!
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work: 30′

time: 1h:00′

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Clementine Syrup Cake

Clementine syrup cake with tangerine-scented organic clementines, firm and very, very juicy. They give us plenty, sweet juice and zest of deep orange, with strong aromas of the essential oils. It is a syrupy fragrant and fluffy mandarin pie with pastry sheet crust not too thin, yogurt and semolina.
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work: 20′

time: 1h:00′

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