Flaounes (Cypriot Easter pastries with cheese)
Cypriot flaounes are perhaps the most iconic Easter recipe of Cyprus, and they are spectacular. The dough is cloud-like and the filling smells like Easter itself.
- Time: 90 min
- Servings: 16
Source: Argiro.gr - Argiro Barbarigou
Ingredients
- gr hard or all-purpose flour
- cube fresh yeast or 1 packet active dry yeast
- lukewarm milk
- orange juice, at room temperature
- olive oil
- melted butter, at room temperature
- small eggs, beaten, at room temperature
- salt, leveled
- sugar
- ground mastiha
- mahlepi powder
- ground anise
- baking powder
- A little extra flour
- gr halloumi
- gr anthotyro
- gr kefalotyri
- eggs
- mastiha
- fine semolina
- small raisins
- bndl. fresh mint, finely chopped
- milk or water
- A little sesame, optional