Melopita, Honey Pie
Author/ Συγγραφέας: Katerina
Recipe type/ Τύπος Πιάτου: Dessert
Cuisine/ Κουζίνα: Greek
- 1 kilo/ 2 lb. ricotta cheese (or in Greece Mizithra)
- 1 cup honey
- 1 cup sugar
- 6 eggs
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp ground cloves
- 3 tbsp self- rising flour
- Add the ricotta cheese, the honey and sugar in your mixer’s bowl and mix with the whisk.
- Add the cinnamon, the ground cloves and the eggs one by one.
- Add the flour and continue to mix.
- Take a squared pan 30cm X 23cm / 12in. X 9in., butter it and flour it very well.
- Take a chinois and pass the batter through it. In this way the little lumps of cheese are mashed and the batter becomes fine and velvety.
- Pour the batter into the pan and bake in a preheated oven at 170° C / 350° F for 40 to 50 minutes or until it becomes firm in the center.
- Sprinkle cinnamon and pour some honey on top and serve.
Recipe by Culinary Flavors at https://www.culinaryflavors.gr/melopita-honey-pie/
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