- Avgokalàmara cretan recipe

Today is my Nameday, so I'll offer a recipe for sweet which my grandmother used to make when I was young. I still remember the desire we had all the kids in the neighborhood for this sweet.
My best greetings to all of you!

Category: Mediterranean Diet, Cretan Recipe. 

Serves: 6 - 8 
Preparation time: 50min
Level: Easy

Ingredients:

For the avgokalàmara

• 5 eggs
• 5 tsp. ^eleon^ extra virgin olive oil  $  for recipe + 2 glasses for fry
• 5 tsp. sugar
• 5 tsp. tsikoudià for dredging
• 1 glass milk
• 1 packet baking powder
• Flour

For the syrup

• 2 glasses sugar
• 1 glass water
• cinnamon, walnuts and sesame

 

Preparation:

1. Beat the olive oil with the sugar, the tsikoudia, the eggs, the milk and the baking powder. Slowly add the flour and knead well. 
2. Roll out a 1/2cm thick pastry sheet, cut it into squares of 10x10cm, twist them up in the shape of a cone, or tie them into knots. You can create all kinds of shapes and deep-fry them in hot olive oil. Then, place them on a paper towel. 
3. Prepare the syrup and immerse the avgokalamara in the boiling syrup. 
4. Allow each one to soak for a while and then place them on a platter. 
5. Sprinkle with sesame seeds, cinnamon, coarsely ground walnuts and some sugar.

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