Vasilopita from Lesvos

Name: Vasilopita from Lesvos
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 kg flour; 1 tsp salt; 2 bottle caps ouzo; 1/2 cup oil; water, as much as it takes; 1/2 kg hard mizithra (traditional Greek cheese, made with whey and milk from sheep or goat); 1 tbsp cinnamon; 1/2 tbsp clove; 3/4 cup sugar; butter for brushing the filo sheets

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Thisis a different recipe for vasilopita (Greek traditional New Year's bread or cake) for those who love sweet and savory combined.

Recipe by aggelina

Thisis a different recipe for vasilopita (Greek traditional New Year's bread or cake) for those who love sweet and savory combined.

Recipe by aggelina

Cookpad Greece @cook_8238176

Greece

Thisis a different recipe for vasilopita (Greek traditional New Year's bread or cake) for those who love sweet and savory combined.

Recipe by aggelina

Thisis a different recipe for vasilopita (Greek traditional New Year's bread or cake) for those who love sweet and savory combined.

Recipe by aggelina

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Ingredients

For the dough
1 kgflour
1 tspsalt
2 bottlecaps ouzo
1/2 cupoil
water, as much as it takes
For the filling
1/2 kghard mizithra (traditional Greek cheese, made with whey and milk from sheep or goat)
1 tbspcinnamon
1/2 tbspclove
3/4 cupsugar
butter for brushing the filo sheets

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Steps

1

Place all the ingredients for the dough in a large bowl and knead until the dough doesn't stick to the sides. Then, set it aside to rest.
2

Place the ingredients for the filling in another bowl and mix.
3

Melt the butter in a small pot.
4

Roll out your dough into sheets (about 6-5 sheets).
5

Brush the baking tray with butter, spread out one sheet,brush with butter, add some filling then sheet - butter - filling and finally, finish with a sheet and butter.
6

Bake for about 1 to 1 1/2 hour.
7

When it is done, turn it upside down on a platter with absorbent paper to drain the butter.