Fried Greek Pastry with Honey and Nuts

Name: Fried Greek Pastry with Honey and Nuts
Prep time: 1 h 30 min
Cook time: 1 h 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Mediterranean, European, Greek
Ingredients: 1 3-inch cinnamon stick; 3 larges eggs, lightly beaten; 355 milliliters all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting; 10 servings Ground cinnamon, for sprinkling; 237 milliliters honey; 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice; 3 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 2 strips 1-inch strips of orange zest; 1 pinch Pinch of salt; 1 Tbsp sugar; 10 servings Vegetable oil, for frying; 237 milliliters chopped toasted walnuts; 118 milliliters water

Need a dairy free and vegetarian side dish? Fried Greek Pas

Instructions

In a large saucepan, bring the honey, water, sugar, orange zest, cinnamon stick and lemon juice to a boil. Simmer over moderate heat until slightly thickened, 10 minutes. Discard the zest and cinnamon stick.

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Cinnamon Stick

Lemon Juice

Orange Zest

Honey

Sugar

Water

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Sauce Pan

In a medium bowl, using a wooden spoon, beat the eggs with the olive oil and salt.

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Olive Oil

Egg

Salt

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Wooden Spoon

Bowl

Add the flour and stir until a stiff, shaggy dough forms. Turn the dough out onto a work surface and knead until smooth, about 2 minutes; add more flour if the dough is sticky.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Cut the dough into 4 pieces, cover with plastic wrap and let stand for 20 minutes.

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Dough

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Roll 1 piece of dough at a time through a pasta machine, working your way from the widest setting to the thinnest.

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Dough

Pasta

Roll

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Pasta Machine

Transfer the dough strip to a well-floured work surface and dust with flour.

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Dough

All Purpose Flour

Cut the strip into 4-inch squares. Repeat with the remaining dough.

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Dough

In a large pot, heat 2 inches of vegetable oil to 36

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Vegetable Oil

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Pot

Working with 8 squares at a time, roll each square into a loose cigar and drop it into the hot oil. Fry over moderate heat, turning once, until golden and crisp, about 3 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the pastries to a paper towellined baking sheet to drain. Repeat until all of the dough is fried.

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Dough

Roll

Cooking Oil

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Slotted Spoon

Baking Sheet

Rewarm the honey syrup. Using tongs, add a few pastries at a time to the honey syrup and turn to coat.

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Honey

Syrup

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Tongs

Transfer them to a large bowl and sprinkle lightly with chopped walnuts and cinnamon. Repeat until all of the pastries are coated. Carefully transfer the pastries to a serving platter and pour any remaining honey syrup on top.

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Walnut Pieces

Cinnamon

Honey

Syrup

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Bowl

Serve right away.

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Ingredients

Servings:

3-inch cinnamon stick 3larges

eggs, lightly beaten 355milliliters

all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting 10servings

Ground cinnamon, for sprinkling 237milliliters

honey 1teaspoon

fresh lemon juice 3Tbsps

extra-virgin olive oil 2strips

1-inch strips of orange zest 1pinch

Pinch of salt 1Tbsp

sugar 10servings

Vegetable oil, for frying 237milliliters

chopped toasted walnuts 118milliliters

water

Recommended wine: Agiorgitiko, Assyrtiko, Moschofilero

Greek works really well with Agiorgitiko, Assyrtiko, and Moschofilero. If you feel like going Greek with your Greek food, assyrtiko and moschofilero are both lovely white wines to pair with chicken, seafood, etc. Agiorgitiko is a full bodied red suitable for roasted meats and lamb. The Skouras Saint George Agiorgitiko with a 4.1 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 18 dollars per bottle.