Μήλα κόκκινα. Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου.
A quick and easy recipe of ppalouzé made from apples: a thin cream made from apple juice bound with flour.
Name - Recipe
Κρέμα παρόμοια με μουσταλευριά, αλλά από μήλο. A thin cream made of apple juice which is bound with flour.
3 glasses of fresh apple juice
3 tbsp flour
Dissolve the flour in a glass of apple juice. Put the remaining 2 glasses of apple juice in a small saucepan and heat them up a little. Add the mixture you made initially and mix well until it turns into a cream. When it starts to separate from the pot, it means it's ready. (Sotira Eleftheriou, 45 years old, Kyperounda)
Boiling.
Additional information and bibliography
Oral testimony: Sotira Eleftheriou, 45 years old, Kyperounda, see (eds.) Kourri P. And Lazarou S. (2007). Traditional recipes of Kyperounda village, unpublished data.
Stalo Lazarou
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