Anari cream with carob syrup

Αναρόκρεμα με χαρουπόμελο (Μαγειρεύω Κυπριακά 2013-2014). <br/> Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου.

Αναρόκρεμα με χαρουπόμελο (Μαγειρεύω Κυπριακά 2013-2014). Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου.

Αναρόκρεμα με χαρουπόμελο (Μαγειρεύω Κυπριακά 2013-2014). <br/> Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου.

A modern dessert based on a classic recipe using anari (similar to myzithra/ricotta) and incorporating a local ingredient - carob syrup.

Name - Recipe
Cypriot name of dish
Αναρόκρεμα με χαρουπόμελο. Anarókrema mé haroypómelo.
Greek name - description

Μυζηθρόκρεμα με χαρουπόμελο.

Language remarks

1 box of filo pastry sheets
1 kg of fresh unsalted anari cheese (myzithra)
250g whipping cream
½ cup fresh milk
5-6 tablespoons of carob syrup
Roasted hazelnuts, coarsely chopped

Ingredients

1 box of filo pastry sheets
1 kg of fresh unsalted anari cheese (myzithra)
250g whipping cream
½ cup fresh milk
6-7 tablespoons of carob syrup
Roasted hazelnuts, coarsely chopped

Method

Brush the filo pastry sheets with olive oil, place them a few at a time on a baking sheet and bake in the oven until golden brown. Once they are golden brown, crush them in a bowl. In a separate bowl, mash the anari cheese very well and whisk it together with the cream. Dissolve 3-4 tablespoons of carob syrup in the milk, add it to the anari mixture and beat all the ingredients very well until it becomes a thick paste. Add most of the coarsely chopped hazelnuts to the mixture and mix gently. In a glass serving dish, spread half of the crushed filo pastry and drizzle with 1 tablespoon of honey. Add half of the anari mixture and top with ¼ of the remaining filo pastry. Sprinkle again with a tablespoon of carob honey and add the remaining anari mixture. Decorate with the remaining filo pastry on top of the anari mixture, add the remaining walnuts and drizzle with a tablespoon of honey. (Ministry of Agriculture 2012, back cover)

Comments

If you want your dessert to be more aromatic, add rose water or vanilla (Loukas Stylianou, Cooking Cypriot cuisine 2013-2014).

Time period
21st c.
Βibliography

Creation - recording: Loukas Stylianou (17 years old), a student of the Apeitio Hotel School of Agros. See Cyprus Food and Nutrition Museum (2014) Cooking Cypriot food 2013-2014 (ed. Petroulla Hadjittofi), Unpublished data.

Researcher / Recorder

Petroulla Hadjittofi