4.traditional cypriot food pishies, koupepia

Traditional Cyprus food

PishiesTraditional Cypriot sweet

Pishies

PishiesINGREDIENTS

Dough:• 3 cups plain flour• 3 cups self raising

flour• 1 cup sunflower oil• 2 cups warm water

(approximately)• ½ teaspoon salt

Syrup:• 2 1/2 cups water• 2 1/2 cups of

sugar• piece of cinnamon• 1tbs of rose water

First prepare the syrup.

To do that you mix sugar, water, a cinnamon stick and rose water and boil until it becomes a thick mixture and then you let it cool.

PishiesDIRECTIONS

Pishies-DIRECTIONS

In a large bowl, combine flour, salt and oil.

Slowly add enough water to make a soft dough (use more than the amount called for if necessary).

Pishies-DIRECTIONS

Pishies-DIRECTIONS

Slowly add enough water to make a soft dough (use more than the amount called for if necessary).

Pishies-DIRECTIONS

Knead well. Cover and let dough rest for 30 minutes.

Pishies-DIRECTIONS

Roll out dough into a thin layer (fylo) in a flowered surface

Pishies-DIRECTIONS

Use 7 thin layers covered with cinnamon and butter

Use 7 thin layers covered with cinnamon and butter

Pishies-DIRECTIONS

Roll up into a cylinder shape.

Pishies-DIRECTIONS

Roll up into a cylinder shape.

Pishies-DIRECTIONS

Roll and twist

Pishies-DIRECTIONS

Pishies-DIRECTIONS

Roll and twist

Pishies-DIRECTIONS

cut it in pieces of 4-5 cm each.

Pishies-DIRECTIONS

Pishies-DIRECTIONS

Pishies-DIRECTIONS

Flatten each piece into a round shape.

Pishies-DIRECTIONS

Pishies-DIRECTIONS

Deep fry in hot oil.

Pishies-DIRECTIONS

Quickly dip hot pishies into cool syrup.

Pishies-DIRECTIONS

Koupepia me ampelofylla

(Stuffed Vine Leaves)

Koupepia

Koupepia

Ingredients:

• 50 vine leaves • 100-150 grams minced pork • 3 quarters cup olive oil• 1 small onion minced• Parsley minced• 1 quarter tea spoon pepper• Mint (optional) • 1 cup rice • 1 tsp1 tomato sauce or 2 cups tomato• 1 - 2 tblsp lemon juice• 1 cup warm water• 1 tsp salt

Koupepia

Koupepia Preparation

Wash the vine leaves and put them in warm water to get soft.

The color will change and will go darker than they are.

Vine leaves or grape leaves are the leaves from the grape vines used for making wine or the grapes we eat.The best period to get the vine leaves is when they first appear, during April – May, when they are fresh and tender and before they are sprayed with pesticide.

Koupepia

Preparation• Put the olive oil in a pan to warm

and lightly cook the minced onion.

• Add the minced ground pork and leave it to lightly cook.

• Add the rice, pepper, parsley, mint, tomato sauce mixed in water. Leave them to cook for 3-5 minutes and mix occasionally.

Koupepia

PreparationWhen the mixture cools, put one teaspoon of filling on each vine leave.

Koupepia

Koupepia

Koupepia and wrap them up

Koupepia Preparation

Put all the koupepia in a pot.

Place a small plate on top of them to keep them in place and add the water and lemon juice, or chicken stock if preferred.

Let them cook on low heat for about half an hour.

Koupepia