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The dough is rolled into a sheet, covered with oil, sugar and cinnamon, rolled and twisted.
Name - Recipe
Γλυκιές πίτες με ζάχαρη.
1 kg village flour
1 pinch of salt
1 cup of oil
As much lukewarm water as it takes
Sugar
Oil
Cinnamon
Put the flour in a bowl, add the oil and rub with your fingertips. Add the salt and water to the flour a little at a time and knead until the dough does not stick to your hands. Leave the dough aside to rest, covering the bowl, until the dough becomes soft. Divide the dough into balls and roll out each one into a sheet. Brush it with oil, sugar and cinnamon. Roll it up and twist it. Put them on a baking tray and bake them in a preheated oven for 40-50 min. at 180oC. (Despina Georgiou, Cooking Cypriot food 2012-2013)
Baking in the oven.
Functional and symbolic role
Poúlles were previously consumed as a dessert during fasting periods (Despina Georgiou, Cooking Cypriot food 2012-2013).
Additional information and bibliography
Recording: Despina Georgiou (12 years old, student of Linopetra High School) from the narration of Maria Georgiou (38 years old, Moni) see Cyprus Food and Nutrition Museum (2014). Cooking Cypriot food 2012-2013 (ed. Petroulla Hadjittofi), unpublished data.
Petroulla Hadjittofi
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