Greek Recipes for Fried Sweets and Pastries
Fabulous honey puffs, donuts, crepes, dessert pancakes, small pies (pitakia), and other confections, fried to perfection.
Cheese Pie from Sfakia Crete - Sfakianopites
Sfakia is an area in southwestern Crete which is famous for its traditions and culture. This local recipe for small fried cheese pies calls for ouzo and myzithra cheese.
Sfakia is an area in southwestern Crete which is famous for its traditions and culture. This local recipe for small fried cheese pies calls for ouzo and myzithra cheese.
Fried Cheese with Preserves - Manouri me Kythoni
Manouri is a delightful, light, sweet cheese that lends itself wonderfully to a variety of dessert dishes. This version is for fried manouri garnished with delicious quince preserves, another Greek favorite.
Manouri is a delightful, light, sweet cheese that lends itself wonderfully to a variety of dessert dishes. This version is for fried manouri garnished with delicious quince preserves, another Greek favorite.
Greek Sugar-Sprinkled Doughnuts
This is a basic recipe for the Greek version of doughnuts. They are sprinkled with granulated or confectioner's sugar.
This is a basic recipe for the Greek version of doughnuts. They are sprinkled with granulated or confectioner's sugar.
Honey Puffs - Loukoumathes
These deep-fried balls of dough, drizzled with honey, don't require a deep-fat fryer or other special equipment. Once the dough is prepared, it's a quick and easy process.
These deep-fried balls of dough, drizzled with honey, don't require a deep-fat fryer or other special equipment. Once the dough is prepared, it's a quick and easy process.
Honey Puffs with Orange - Loukoumathes me Portokali
These small puffs of dough are fried and soaked in a honey syrup flavored with orange, then sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon.
These small puffs of dough are fried and soaked in a honey syrup flavored with orange, then sprinkled with sugar and cinnamon.
Honey Puffs with Yogurt - Loukoumathes me Yiaourti
This recipe for these light, delicious sweets is made with yogurt.
This recipe for these light, delicious sweets is made with yogurt.
Honey Spirals - Thiples
Thiples are wafer-thin strips of dough fried in hot oil, drizzled liberally with honey and sprinkled with toasted sesame seeds or cinnamon and nuts. Sound good? They are delicious!
Thiples are wafer-thin strips of dough fried in hot oil, drizzled liberally with honey and sprinkled with toasted sesame seeds or cinnamon and nuts. Sound good? They are delicious!
Honey-Dipped Spiral Pastries - Xerotigana
These crisp spiral pastries are a specialty of the Greek island of Crete. Thin strips of dough are shaped into spirals and quickly fried in hot oil, then dipped in a honey syrup and sprinkled with cinnamon, walnuts, and sesame seeds.
These crisp spiral pastries are a specialty of the Greek island of Crete. Thin strips of dough are shaped into spirals and quickly fried in hot oil, then dipped in a honey syrup and sprinkled with cinnamon, walnuts, and sesame seeds.
Small Sweet Cheese Pies - Myzithropitakia
This recipe for small cheese pies (pitakia) uses myzithra, a favorite dessert cheese. Can't find myzithra cheese? Try farmer's cheese. Follow step-by-step instructions with photos to make this delicious dessert or snack.
This recipe for small cheese pies (pitakia) uses myzithra, a favorite dessert cheese. Can't find myzithra cheese? Try farmer's cheese. Follow step-by-step instructions with photos to make this delicious dessert or snack.
Syrup-Dipped Fried Cakes - Touloubakia
Touloubakia are small capsule-shaped pieces of dough that are fried, then dipped in a sweet syrup.
Touloubakia are small capsule-shaped pieces of dough that are fried, then dipped in a sweet syrup.
"Turban" Cheese Pie - Sarikopita
These cheese pies contain no sugar, either in the filling or the dough (homemade phyllo or a heavier weight commercial phyllo) and are a good choice for diabetics (without the optional dusting of confectioner's sugar).
These cheese pies contain no sugar, either in the filling or the dough (homemade phyllo or a heavier weight commercial phyllo) and are a good choice for diabetics (without the optional dusting of confectioner's sugar).