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LEMON COOKIES

With coffee or wine or just anytime!

Ingredients: 0.5 cup of butter 1 of cup sugar (coconut or similar) 2 tablespoon of fresh lemon zest juice of 1 lemon 1.5 cup flour 0.5 teaspoon of baking powder pinch of salt     Directions Using a hand mixer cream the butter with sugar, it takes 3-5 minutes until the sugar melts. Add lemon […]

LEMON BREAD

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Ingredients: 3 eggs 1 of cup sugar juice from 2 lemons 1 cup Greek yoghurt 1/2 cup olive oil 1.5 cup flour 1 sachet of baking powder pinch of salt lemon zest from 2 lemons   Directions Preheat your oven (180 C) and prepare your baking pan, I usually place a parchment paper into it. […]

UPSIDE DOWN APPLE CHEESE PIE

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Ingredients: Apple layer: 3 big apples/ 4 small apples – cleaned and sliced 4 tablespoons butter 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1 tablespoon honey   Cheese layer: 2 eggs 5 tablespoons sugar pinch of salt 1/2 cup off Greek yoghurt 1/2-2 cups (about 200 grams) quark cheese : here in Greece I use anthotiro 4 tablespoons flour […]

PUMPKIN MUFFINS

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Pumpkin muffins ingredients: 2 eggs 2 cups pumpkin puree* 1/4 cup olive oil 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1-1.5 cup sugar (depending on how sweet you want your muffins to be) 1.5 cup flour 1/2 sachet of baking powder pinch of salt Spices: 1 teaspoon cinnamon, 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg, 1/4 teaspoon cloves Raisins, almond flakes (about […]

FRUIT STRUDEL

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Ingredients: 1 frozen puff pastry sheet 2 cups of fruit (I usually use grapes or cherries without pits) 5 spoons of melted butter (can be also coconut butter) 5 cookies (petit beurre) 5 spoons of sugar (brown, raw cane, coconut or similar) cinnamon       Directions: Prepare a baking tray, I usually cover it […]

SAVORY ZUCCHINI PIE

Perfect summer lunch

Ingredients: 3 cups of shredded zucchini 4 eggs 2 cups of crumbled feta cheese 1.5 cup all purpose flour 1 sachet (2 sable spoons) of baking powder 1 finally chopped spring onion 1/4 cup of olive oil salt (approximately 1/2 tea spoon) , pepper, sesame seeds You can use dill or other herbs for aroma […]

CHERRY CRUMBLE

The best cherry crumble. All time classic brunch item at my retreats.

Ingredients: For the crust and crumble 1/2 cup melted butter (can be also coconut butter) 1 cup of flour 3/4 cups of oats 3/4 cups of sugar or 1 cup of honey pinch of salt, cinnamon to taste     Cherry layer: 3 cups of cherries without pits 2 tablespoons of cornstarch (I used vanilla […]