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Pasteli (Greek Sesame Bars)

Pasteli (Greek Sesame Bars)

3.5

Prep
15 min
Cook
15 min
Total
45 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Bring honey to a boil in a heavy saucepan or Dutch oven over medium heat, stirring with wooden spoon. Add sesame seeds, lemon juice, cinnamon, cardamom, and coriander, tossing to combine until light and golden.
  2. 2 Turn the dough onto a cookie sheet lined with half of the parchment or wax paper and fold the other half over the dough. Roll out dough between papers to a 1/4 inch thinness. Allow to cool.
  3. 3 Using a ruler and a pizza cutter or sharp knife, cut the dough through the papers into bars or squares of your favorite size. To serve, peel papers off and enjoy your sesame bar!

By Michael Kambas

Greek Lemon Cake

Greek Lemon Cake

4.4

Prep
30 min
Cook
50 min
Total
90 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 10-inch tube pan.
  2. 2 Sift flour, baking soda, and salt together in a medium bowl. Set mixture aside.
  3. 3 In a large bowl, beat egg whites until soft peaks form. Gradually add 1/2 cup sugar, beating until stiff glossy peaks form. Set aside.
  4. 4 Beat butter and remaining 1 1/2 cups sugar in another large bowl with an electric mixer until fluffy, 3 to 5 minutes. The mixture should be noticeably lighter in color.
  5. 5 Blend in egg yolks, lemon zest, and lemon juice. Add flour mixture alternately with yogurt, mixing until combined. Gently fold in beaten egg whites and pour batter into the prepared pan.
  6. 6 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 50 to 60 minutes. Let cake cool in the pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to finish cooling.

By Carol

Baklava I

Baklava I

3.8

Prep
15 min
Cook
30 min
Total
90 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan.
  2. 2 Cut phyllo dough to size of pan, and place half the sheets in the bottom of the pan. Grind walnuts with 1/2 cup sugar and cinnamon in food processor or blender. Spread ground walnut mixture evenly over phyllo. lace remaining phyllo sheets on top of walnut mixture.
  3. 3 Melt margarine with oil in small saucepan over low heat or in microwave. Brush over top layer of phyllo. Cut top layers of phyllo into diamond shapes with a sharp knife.
  4. 4 Bake in preheated oven on center rack until golden brown, about 30 minutes.
  5. 5 While baklava is baking, make the syrup: Combine 3 1/2 cups sugar, water and lemon juice in large saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil, then remove from heat. Let cool slightly.
  6. 6 Remove baklava from oven and pour syrup over hot pastry. Cool completely before serving.

By ESHEEN

Vasilopita - Greek New Years Cake

Vasilopita - Greek New Years Cake

4.6

Prep
30 min
Cook
60 min
Total
90 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Generously grease a 10-inch round cake pan.
  2. 2 Beat sugar and butter together in a medium bowl until lighter in color; stir in flour and mix until the mixture is mealy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing well after each addition. Combine baking powder and milk; add to egg mixture, mix well. Combine lemon juice and baking soda; stir into the batter. Pour into the prepared cake pan.
  3. 3 Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Remove and sprinkle the nuts and sugar over the cake, then return it to the oven until cake springs back to the touch, about 20 to 30 additional minutes. Gently cut a small hole in the cake and place a quarter in the hole. Try to cover the hole with sugar. Cool cake on a rack for 10 minutes before inverting onto a plate.
  4. 4 Serve cake warm.

By Paul Menikos

Vaselopita

Vaselopita

4.7

Prep
20 min
Cook
50 min
Total
70 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Generously grease a round 10-inch cake pan.
  2. 2 In a medium bowl, cream butter and 2 cups sugar until light; add flour and stir until mixture is mealy. Add eggs one at a time, beating well after each egg.
  3. 3 Stir baking powder into milk then stir into flour mixture. Mix soda and lemon juice; stir into batter. Pour batter into the greased pan.
  4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Sprinkle with nuts and 1 tablespoon white sugar, then return to oven for 20 to 30 minutes longer, until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  5. 5 Remove cake from the oven and gently cut a small hole in the middle. Place a quarter in the hole; cover the hole with powdered sugar. Cool cake on a rack for about 10 minutes. Invert cake onto a serving dish. Sift powdered over the top and serve warm.

By Paul Menikos

Greek Honey Cake

Greek Honey Cake

4.5

Prep
20 min
Cook
55 min
Total
75 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine honey, 1 cup sugar, and water in a saucepan; bring to a simmer and cook 5 minutes. Stir in lemon juice; bring to a boil and cook for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and let cool while you prepare the cake.
  2. 2 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9-inch square baking pan.
  3. 3 Combine flour, baking powder, orange zest, cinnamon, and salt in a bowl; set aside.
  4. 4 Beat remaining 3/4 cup sugar and butter together in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs, one at a time. Beat in flour mixture, alternating with milk, beating just until incorporated; stir in walnuts. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
  5. 5 Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into center comes out clean, about 40 minutes.
  6. 6 Remove cake from oven and poke holes over the surface with a toothpick. Slowly ladle the cooled honey syrup over cake. For best results, set cake aside for 4 to 6 hours to cool and absorb the syrup before slicing and serving.

By Jan O'Leary Merzlak

Finikia

Finikia

4.6

Prep
45 min
Cook
25 min
Total
70 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
  2. 2 In a large bowl, cream together the butter, superfine sugar and orange zest. Gradually mix in the oil and beat until light and fluffy. Combine the flour, semolina, baking powder, cinnamon and cloves; beat into the fluffy mixture alternately with the orange juice. As the mixture thickens, turn out onto a floured board and knead into a firm dough. Pinch off tablespoonfuls of dough and form them into balls or ovals. Place cookies 2 inches apart onto the prepared cookie sheets.
  3. 3 Bake for 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden. Cool on baking sheets until room temperature.
  4. 4 To make the syrup: In a medium saucepan, over medium heat, combine the water, white sugar, honey, cinnamon stick and lemon juice. Bring to a boil and boil for 10 minutes. Remove the cinnamon stick. While the mixture is boiling hot, dip the cookies in one at a time, making sure to cover them completely. Place them on a wire rack to dry and sprinkle with walnuts. Place paper under the rack to catch the drips. Keep finished cookies in a sealed container at room temperature.

By Diana

Halloween Fruit Apple Teeth Treats

Halloween Fruit Apple Teeth Treats

4.8

Prep
15 min
Cook
Total
15 min

Instructions

  1. 1 With a small, sharp paring knife, cut a lengthwise wedge from the skin side of each apple quarter, leaving the peel around the wedge for lips. If desired, rub the cut portions of the apple quarters with lemon juice to prevent browning. Poke 5 or 6 slivered almonds into the top and bottom of the cut-out area to make snaggly teeth.

By Jen

Healthy and Tasty Strawberry Sherbet

Healthy and Tasty Strawberry Sherbet

4.7

Prep
5 min
Cook
Total
65 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place strawberries in a food processor and blend until smooth, about 30 seconds. Blend in sugar and lemon juice, about 10 seconds more.
  2. 2 Freeze sherbet until solid, about 1 hour.

By The-1-Chef

White Peach Sorbet

White Peach Sorbet

4.7

Prep
30 min
Cook
Total
90 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Peel peaches, leaving some skin to add texture and color; cut peaches into chunks. Place peaches in a large bowl. Discard pits.
  2. 2 Add lemon juice to peaches; purée with an immersion blender until smooth. Add sugar; purée. Taste to check sweetness level; adjust as desired. Chill peach mixture in the refrigerator for 1 hour.
  3. 3 Pour chilled peach mixture into an ice cream maker and freeze according to manufacturer's instructions.

By Venus Zayas

Swiss Meringue Buttercream

Swiss Meringue Buttercream

4.7

Prep
20 min
Cook
10 min
Total
30 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Wipe the bowl of an electric stand mixer and the whisk attachment with lemon juice to remove any trace of grease. Add sugar and egg whites to the bowl.
  2. 2 Whisk sugar and egg whites together in the bowl of the stand mixer over simmering water, whisking constantly but gently, until temperature reaches 140 degrees F (60 degrees C), about 10 minutes. Return bowl to the stand mixer.
  3. 3 Whisk sugar-egg white mixture in the stand mixer fitted with the whisk attachment until mixture is thick, glossy, and temperature of outside of bowl is room temperature. Change attachment to the paddle attachment and continue mixing on low speed. Add butter, 1 cube at a time; mix until silky-smooth. If mixture curdles, continue mixing and it will return to smooth.
  4. 4 Pour vanilla extract and sprinkle salt into butter-sugar mixture; beat until fully incorporated.

By Bev Ottone

Low-Sugar Strawberry Compote

Low-Sugar Strawberry Compote

4.5

Prep
5 min
Cook
15 min
Total
20 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Heat a saucepan over medium-low heat. Add strawberries, honey, and lemon; crush with a hand-held food chopper or potato masher. Simmer, uncovered, until strawberries reduce down, about 8 minutes. Stir.
  2. 2 Increase heat to medium-high; cook 5 minutes more. Serve immediately.

By thedailygourmet

Strawberry Lemonade Shaved Ice

Strawberry Lemonade Shaved Ice

5.0

Prep
15 min
Cook
Total
15 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Mix lemon juice and sugar in a bowl until sugar is dissolved.
  2. 2 Put strawberries in a strainer and place over the bowl. Mash berries against the strainer to extract their juice. Remove strainer and discard mashed berries. Mix strawberry juice with lemonade.
  3. 3 Place ice cubes into a shaved ice machine or snow cone maker. Shave ice into serving bowls and pour strawberry-lemonade over top.

By kittylover1234456

Blackberry Coulis

Blackberry Coulis

5.0

Prep
5 min
Cook
Total
5 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine blackberries, sugar, and lemon juice in the bowl of a food processor; pulse until smooth and sugar is dissolved, 15 to 20 seconds.
  2. 2 Strain blackberry mixture into a separate bowl using a fine-mesh strainer; discard solids. Store, covered, in the refrigerator.

By France Cevallos

Quick Blackberry Coulis

Quick Blackberry Coulis

5.0

Prep
5 min
Cook
Total
35 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Rinse and drain blackberries. Place into a bowl. Add sugar and mix well. Let sit for 30 minutes to allow sugar to draw out blackberry juice.
  2. 2 Mix in lemon juice and begin to mash berries. Mash by hand with a fork or potato ricer, or puree in a food processor. If desired, strain through a fine mesh sieve to remove seeds. Serve warm or cold.

By Diana71

Portuguese Snow Drops

Portuguese Snow Drops

4.5

Prep
10 min
Cook
15 min
Total
25 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat the oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
  2. 2 Beat egg whites in a glass or metal bowl with an electric mixer until foamy. Gradually add sugar and lemon juice, continuing to beat until stiff peaks form. Lift the beater or whisk straight up: egg whites should hold sharp peaks.
  3. 3 Drop meringue mixture by heaping teaspoonfuls onto a baking sheet, making little peaked mounds.
  4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until lightly browned and dry on the outside yet soft and no longer gooey on the inside, 15 to 20 minutes.

By John Pacheco

Instant Pot® Lemon Curd

Instant Pot® Lemon Curd

5.0

Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Total
45 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine sugar, lemon juice, egg, and egg yolk in a blender and blitz briefly. While the blender is running, pour in the melted butter. Allow to blend just until smooth (may be a little frothy).
  2. 2 Pour lemon curd into a large 4-cup glass measurer (or another Instant Pot® safe container that you can cover). Cover the measuring cup with foil.
  3. 3 Place the trivet inside the Instant Pot® and pour 1 1/2 cups of water around.
  4. 4 Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 10 minutes. Allow 10 to 15 minutes for pressure to build.
  5. 5 Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, 10 minutes. Release remaining pressure carefully using the quick-release method, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid.
  6. 6 Carefully remove the container from the Instant Pot®, and discard the foil. Use a whisk to whip the mixture until it comes together and is even and smooth (if it gets a little lumpy or curdled for a minute, keep whisking until it smoothes out).
  7. 7 Lemon curd will be thin will it is warm but will thicken quite a bit as it sets up and cools. Refrigerate in a sealed container once cooled.

By Rebekah Rose Hills

Raspberry Coulis

Raspberry Coulis

5.0

Prep
5 min
Cook
Total
10 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine raspberries, sugar, and lemon juice in the bowl of a small food processor. Blend until smooth and sugar has dissolved, 15 to 20 seconds. Adjust sugar if desired, and blend again.
  2. 2 Strain mixture using a fine mesh strainer to remove seeds and get a smoother consistency. Refrigerate until ready to use.

By France Cevallos

Easy Lemon Pie

Easy Lemon Pie

4.2

Prep
Cook
Total

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
  2. 2 Prick pie shell with a fork and bake in preheated oven for 8 minutes, or until crust is lightly browned. Remove from oven and cool.
  3. 3 In a medium mixing bowl blend egg yolks and condensed milk. Stir in lemon juice. Heat this mixture in a double boiler, stirring constantly with a wooden spoon, until it thickens. Pour into piecrust and refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.

By Nancy D.

Instant Pot Peach Sauce

Instant Pot Peach Sauce

5.0

Prep
5 min
Cook
10 min
Total
40 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Place chopped peaches in a multi-functional pressure cooker (such as Instant Pot) and evenly sprinkle with brown sugar. Let sit for 10 minutes. Stir in lemon juice, water, and cinnamon.
  2. 2 Close and lock the lid. Select high pressure according to manufacturer's instructions; set timer for 1 minute. Allow 6 to 10 minutes for pressure to build.
  3. 3 Release pressure using the natural-release method according to manufacturer's instructions, about 10 minutes. Release remaining pressure carefully using the quick-release method, about 5 minutes. Unlock and remove the lid.
  4. 4 Select Saute function and cook, stirring and smashing peach chunks with a spoon until you have a thick, chunky consistency, about 2 minutes. Press Cancel to end the Saute function.
  5. 5 Cool and serve immediately or store in jars in the refrigerator to serve later.

By fabeveryday

Warm Blueberry Cobbler

Warm Blueberry Cobbler

4.6

Prep
10 min
Cook
30 min
Total
40 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
  2. 2 Place blueberries in a 6x10-inch baking dish. Sprinkle lemon juice over blueberries.
  3. 3 Whisk flour, sugar, and egg together in a bowl until mixture resembles coarse crumbs; spread over blueberries. Drizzle butter over flour mixture.
  4. 4 Bake in the preheated oven until cobbler is bubbling, about 30 minutes.

By Dawn

Mixed Berry Sauce

Mixed Berry Sauce

5.0

Prep
5 min
Cook
15 min
Total
20 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Combine berries, sugar, and lemon juice in a small saucepan set over medium heat and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes.
  2. 2 Pour water and orange juice into the mixture and simmer over low heat, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes.
  3. 3 Raise the temperature to high heat and cook, stirring constantly, until thickened, about 5 minutes more.

By Misoweeby

Caramelized Plantains

Caramelized Plantains

Prep
10 min
Cook
35 min
Total
165 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Peel plantains and cut crosswise into 1/4-inch pieces. Place in an oven-safe bowl and add 1/4 cup sugar, lemon juice, and cinnamon. Stir to coat plantain slices, cover, and place in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
  2. 2 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
  3. 3 Place covered bowl in the oven and bake for 25 minutes.
  4. 4 Grease a cookie sheet and sprinkle coconut in a thin layer, to allow for even toasting. Place cookie sheet in the oven and continue to bake plantains until coconut is lightly browned, 5 to 7 minutes more. Remove both dishes from the oven.
  5. 5 Portion plantains into bowls. Sprinkle plantains with a thick layer of sugar and use a cooking torch to caramelize the sugar. Top with toasted coconut and serve warm.

By Stef Miller

Pomegranate Sorbet Smile

Pomegranate Sorbet Smile

5.0

Prep
45 min
Cook
Total
165 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Score pomegranate rinds lengthwise and crosswise with a knife. Carefully crack open with the knife. Break flesh into quarters with your hands, using scored lines as a guide. Hold each quarter over a large bowl and whack firmly with a wooden spoon to release seeds.
  2. 2 Mash seeds in the bowl with a potato masher to release some juice. Add sugar and lemon juice; continue mashing to release more juice.
  3. 3 Beat egg whites in a glass, metal, or ceramic bowl with an electric mixer until stiff peaks form. Mash into the pomegranate mixture in the bowl.
  4. 4 Beat cream in a chilled glass or metal bowl with an electric mixer until thick. Mash into the pomegranate mixture, popping seeds to reach desired consistency.
  5. 5 Pour mixture into freezer-safe containers. Freeze until firm, about 2 hours.

By Julia

Grown-Up Homemade Peeps

Grown-Up Homemade Peeps

4.0

Prep
30 min
Cook
20 min
Total
245 min

Instructions

  1. 1 Line bottom and sides of a large baking pan with aluminum foil; coat generously with cooking spray. Coat both sides of a spatula with cooking spray. Set aside.
  2. 2 Pour ¾ cup lemon juice into a large bowl; sprinkle gelatin evenly on top. Do not stir. Set aside until gelatin forms, about 15 minutes.
  3. 3 Meanwhile, combine 3 cups sugar and remaining ¾ cup lemon juice in a large saucepan over medium heat; attach a candy thermometer to the saucepan and stir until sugar has dissolved, 3 to 5 minutes. Increase heat until mixture reaches a low boil; boil until thermometer reads 240 degrees F (115 degrees C), 12 to 15 minutes. Remove from heat. (The liquid will bubble a lot; you may need to remove the saucepan from the heat to let the bubbles settle, so you can see if the sugar has melted.)
  4. 4 Slowly pour sugar mixture into gelatin, while beating with an electric mixer on low. Gradually increase speed to medium-high; beat until batter ribbons that drip from beaters take 2 seconds to sink back into the bowl, 10 to 15 minutes. Pour marshmallow batter into the prepared pan, smoothing the surface with the prepared spatula to flatten. Set marshmallow aside, uncovered, until completely set, 3 hours to overnight.
  5. 5 Cover a flat surface larger than marshmallow slab with remaining 1 ½ cups sugar; sprinkle some sugar on top of marshmallow and spread around. Carefully loosen marshmallow from the pan; invert onto sugar-covered surface.
  6. 6 Cut marshmallows into desired shapes; dust all sides with sugar as you work.

By Mackenzie Schieck