Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Greek "Diples"

The Greek "Diples" are a traditional greek sweet for events and religion days. They are with syrup and honey and decorated with walnuts. Try them and you will love this sweet!



What you need for the doug:
 

- 4 eggs
- 1 cup of coffee or ouzo mastic
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cup orange juice which douse ½ teaspoon soda
- 800g. flour

For the syrup:
 

- 2 glasses of water (500ml)
- 1 cup sugar (230gr)
- 1 cup honey (400g)

For sprinkling:
 

-2 cups of tea walnuts
- some cinnamon




Preparing folds ...
Put in blender eggs one by one and beat on high speed. Add then ouzo or mastic and continue stirring. Then pour the orange juice and where we go off half teaspoon soda, and finally add and tablespoons oil while stirring. Finally add all the flour and continue beating. Remove dough from mixer and knead with hands throwing if needed and a little flour until it becomes fluffy and soft.
Cut pieces from the dough and roll into a thin sheet each with a rolling pin to give a rectangle shape. Then with pulley cut strips of dough. Take one strip to pour the hot oil with the help of a fork immediately give the next roll of the characteristic shape. We leave for a few seconds in hot oil and then withdraw it and put them on paper towels to drain.


Brewing syrup ...
In a saucepan boil water with sugar for 5-6 minutes. Then add the honey and let the mixture boil for some more time.

Completing our folds ...

Dip the cold folds for a few seconds in warm to hot syrup. Finally, pour a little honey, sprinkle with chopped walnuts and cinnamon and serve.


  
TIPS: 

- Sunflower oil should covers the folds and is very hot when fried.
- The folds must be cold and the warm syrup to warm not to soft.
- Allow the dough to rest for about half an hour.

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