MEDITTERENEAN DIET - DESSERTS

HONEY PIE (MILOPITA)

Ingredients:

5 eggs - separated
5 peeled apples
2 cups of sugar
3 cups of flour
1 1/2 cups of olive oil
1 tablespoon of baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons of cinnamon
Direction:
Preheat oven to 390F (200C). In a large bowl, mix the olive oil and cinnamon. Add egg yolks, flour, baking powder, sugar, and grated apples. Stir well to combine. Beat the egg whites to a light froth and stir into the mixture carefully.Bake in a lightly oiled in round (or equivalent) pan at 390F (200C) for 45 minutes or until a knife inserted into the center comes out clean.


AMIGDALOTA (Greek Almond Macaroons)
1 pound ground almonds
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons toasted bread crumbs
4 egg whites
1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
Pinch of salt
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
rose water (optional)
Directions:

Beat egg whites with salt until stiff, then add lemon juice. Add gradually almonds, sugar and crumbs to egg whites, folding them in gradually. Add vanilla extract.Drop teaspoon-size macaroons onto greased baking paper and bake at (280-300) degrees F for about 20 minutes, checking after 15 minutes so that Amigdalota don't burn.Brush cookies with rose water when they come out of the oven. Loosen them from paper by moistening the paper slightly and lifting off macaroons. Sift powedered sugar over them and let cool.


GRAPE SPOON SWEET (GLIKO STAFILI)
Ingredients
2 lb seedless grapes
1 lb gradulated sugar
1/2 cup orange juice
1/2 cup water
1/8 tsp salt
1 TB lemon juice
1/2 tsp vanilla extract or 3-4 rose geranium leaves
Directions:
Put washed grapes in a pot with the sugar, salt, water and orange juice. Cook at medium heat, stirring occasionaly until the sugar disolves andand remove any froth that collects on top. Let them sit overnight, and the next day boil them (gently) until the syrup thickens, roughly 45 minutes to an hour. Then add the lemon juice and geranium leaves (if you do not use vanillia), stir it in, and turn the heat off.When the grapes have cooled to room temperature add the vanilla(if you do not use geranium leaves). Pack into sterilized jars. Store at room temperature or for 1 year kept in the refrigerator.


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