Hello everybody, it’s Brad, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a special dish, vasilopita from lesvos. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Vasilopita from Lesvos is one of the most well liked of current trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. Vasilopita from Lesvos is something which I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look wonderful.
Thisis a different recipe for vasilopita (Greek traditional New Year's bread or cake) for those who love sweet and savory combined. Vasilopita, or Greek New Year's Bread, is a sweet yeasted egg bread scented with orange and traditionally served on Growing up, I can't remember a New Year's day that didn't involve Vasilopita. This recipe is provided by a friend of Greek-Recipe.com, Nikos Lymberopoulos.
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have vasilopita from lesvos using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Vasilopita from Lesvos:
- Get For the dough
- Prepare 1 kg flour
- Prepare 1 tsp salt
- Get 2 bottle caps ouzo
- Make ready 1/2 cup oil
- Prepare water, as much as it takes
- Take For the filling
- Take 1/2 kg hard mizithra (traditional Greek cheese, made with whey and milk from sheep or goat)
- Take 1 tbsp cinnamon
- Prepare 1/2 tbsp clove
- Make ready 3/4 cup sugar
- Get butter for brushing the filo sheets
To me traditional Vasilopita is the one from Constantinople and also served in. Vasilopita is the Greek New Year's Bread. On New Year's Day families cut the Vassilopita to bless the house and bring good luck for. Vasilopita is a sweet Greek New Year's bread.
Instructions to make Vasilopita from Lesvos:
- 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.
- Place the ingredients for the filling in another bowl and mix.
- Melt the butter in a small pot.
- Roll out your dough into sheets (about 6-5 sheets).
- 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.
- Bake for about 1 to 1 1/2 hour.
- When it is done, turn it upside down on a platter with absorbent paper to drain the butter.
This person who receives the coin hidden inside is considered to be especially blessed for the year. In the morning the cake is cut and the one who finds the coin will be lucky all year. On New Year's Day, Greek families cut the Vasilopita to bless the house and bring good luck for the new year. Vasilopita is considered the Greek New Year's cake. Vasilopita is a traditional Greek bread baked for New Year's Day.
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