Φλαουνόπιττα (Μαγειρεύω Κυπριακά 2014). Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου.
Flaoúna, a traditional Cypriot pie, is the most characteristic Easter delicacy prepared and/or consumed in all households in Cyprus. This recipe, which was developed in more recent times, is reminiscent of flaounes in a cake form which can be prepared throughout the year and in much less time than flaounes.
Name - Recipe
Γλυκό κέικ φλαούνας. A sweet cake with flaouna taste.
3 cups of plain flour (farina 00)
3 glasses of fresh, grated halloumi
1½ glasses of sugar
6-8 eggs
¾ cup peanut oil
1 glass of milk
4 tsp baking powder
½ tsp ground mastic
dried spearmint
Beat the egg whites until they form soft peaks. Mix the oil and sugar separately. Add the egg yolks, mastic and spearmint, flour, milk, baking powder, halloumi and finally the meringue. Put the mixture in a baking tin and bake for 45-50 minutes in a moderate oven. (Maria Georgiou, Cooking Cypriot food 2013-2014)
Baking in the oven.
Additional information and bibliography
Recording: Maria Georgiou (11 years old, a student of the 1st Primary School of Sotira from a recipe of her grandmother, Maroula. See Cyprus Food and Nutrition Museum (2014) Cooking Cypriot food 2013-2014 (ed. Petroula Hadjittofi), unpublished data.
Petroula Hadjittofi
Υλικά για την παρασκευή της φλαουνόπιττας σε λεκάνη, πριν την ανάμειξή τους (Μαγειρεύω Κυπριακά 2014). Πηγή: Στάλω Λαζάρου.
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