Easter kalitsounia

Name: Easter kalitsounia
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 1 kg all purpose flour; 1 bit of salt; 1/4 cup oil; as much water as it takes; 1 little bit of tsikoudia (raki), optionally; 1 kg mizithra; 250 g malaka (cretan soft fresh cheese); 1/4 anthotyro; spearmint; egg for brushing; sesame seeds

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A recipe from Chania. We make them on Holy Saturday.

Recipe by asproyla

A recipe from Chania. We make them on Holy Saturday.

Recipe by asproyla

Cookpad Greece @cook_8238176

Greece

A recipe from Chania. We make them on Holy Saturday.

Recipe by asproyla

A recipe from Chania. We make them on Holy Saturday.

Recipe by asproyla

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Ingredients

Fof the filo pastry
1 kgall purpose flour
1bit of salt
1/4 cupoil
as much water as it takes
1little bit of tsikoudia (raki), optionally
For the filling
1 kgmizithra
250 gmalaka (cretan soft fresh cheese)
1/4anthotyro
spearmint
egg for brushing
sesame seeds

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Steps

1

Use a bowl to put all the liquids and then gradually add the flour.
2

After making it, let it rest.
3

Put all the cheeses in a bowl and then chop the spearmint into it. Use your hands to mix so that all the cheeses integrate well.
4

Continue by rolling out the filo and cutting it out into squares using a square tea plate and the speciall cutter.
5

Place an amount of filling that equals two walnuts in each sheet and close it by taking each end and folding it to the center.
6

Brush with the egg and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
7

Bake at 200°C.