Cypriot tahini pies with orange flavor
Cypriot tahini pies with orange flavor

Hello everybody, it’s Jim, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, cypriot tahini pies with orange flavor. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

Tahini, sugar, and cinnamon are a perfect combination, but the orange zest makes these Cypriot tahini pies irresistible! The addition of sesame seeds makes the pies crunchy, but they are optional. This is a hand pie with layers of dough and sweet filling that melts in your mouth and is my personal favorite. Great recipe for Cypriot tahini pies with orange flavor.

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To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have cypriot tahini pies with orange flavor using 10 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Cypriot tahini pies with orange flavor:
  1. Take 250 g bread flour
  2. Make ready 250 g all purpose flour
  3. Get 1 tsp salt
  4. Make ready 300 ml water warm
  5. Prepare 25 g yeast fresh (or 7g dry instant)
  6. Make ready 300 g tahini
  7. Make ready 300 g sugar granulated
  8. Get 2 tsps cinnamon ground
  9. Take zest of an orange
  10. Make ready 50 g sesame seeds (optional)

The addition of sesame seeds makes the pies crunchy, but it is optional. This is a hand pie with layers of dough and sweet filling that melts in your mouth and my personal favorite. Tahinopita is a Cypriot sweet filled with tahini, cinnamon and sugar and is very different from the cake version with the same name. It is an ideal food during fasting periods as there are no eggs or oil in apart from the natural oil that is produced from the tahini itself.

Steps to make Cypriot tahini pies with orange flavor:
  1. Add about a tsp of the weighed sugar and a little bit of the warm water to the yeast. Mix well.
  2. In a mixing bowl, sift the two types of flour. Add salt and blend.
  3. Add the yeast mixture. Start adding water gradually and knead for 15 minutes, until you have a soft dough.
  4. Put the dough in a lightly greased bowl and cover; place it in a warm spot and let it rise for 45 min.
  5. In the meantime, prepare the filling. Add sugar, cinnamon, orange zest and sesame seeds to the tahini. Mix well.
  6. Weigh the dough and cut it into 8 equal pieces.
  7. Take one piece of dough and roll out a small disk, about 15cm/6inches in diameter. Put 2 tbsps of filling in the middle and pinch the edges to seal it.
  8. Flatten it with your hand, then roll it out until it gets about 15cm/6inches in diameter.
  9. Roll the sheet into a log about 30cm/12inches long. Cut in half. Stretch each piece to get a little longer.
  10. Swirl both sides creating two opposite spirals. Fold in half, covering one spiral with the other. This way, you create layers of dough and filling. Flatten it again and put in on a baking tray, covered with parchment paper.
  11. Repeat the process for the rest of the dough until you have 16 hand-pies in total.
  12. Bake in a preheated oven, at 200°C/400°F, middle position, for 15 to 17min, till they're golden brown.

Tahinopita is a Cypriot sweet filled with tahini, cinnamon and sugar and is very different from the cake version with the same name. It is an ideal food during fasting periods as there are no eggs or oil in apart from the natural oil that is produced from the tahini itself. It is perfect for breakfast, a snack or with your coffee as it is both healthy and nutritious. Combine water, sugar, lemon juice and cinnamon stick in pot over medium heat. Greek cheese pies usually follow the traditional crunchy, buttered phyllo layers in triangles or squares.

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