Greek Pastries
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Orange Cake
1 cup butter 4 eggs 2 cups sugar 1 tsp. baking soda 3 cups flour 1 orange rind Juice from 1 orange 1/2 cup chopped nuts Beat butter and sugar for 10 minutes. Add eggs one at a time. Mix flour with baking soda and add slowly to creamed mixture. Bake in buttered pan at… Continue reading
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Coconut Cake
1 cup butter 1 cup sugar 5 eggs 1 1/2 cups flour 1/2 cup sego milk 2 tsp. baking powder 2 cups coconut Mix sugar and butter together until well blended. Beat egg whites together and then egg yolks together. Add both to sugar mixture. Mix in flour, baking powder mixing well, add sego milk… Continue reading
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Christmas Crescents
Dough 4 cups flour 1 tsp. salt 2 sticks butter, softened 3 tsp. sugar 3 eggs 1 pkg. yeast 1/4 cup warm water 1 cup milk Mix flour, sugar, and salt together. Cut butter into flour mixture. Mix yeast with warm water adding a pinch of sugar in a small bowl. Separate eggs and beat… Continue reading
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Kourabethes
1 pound butter 3 egg yolks 1 jigger vanilla 1/2 cup powdered sugar 4 cups flour 1 cup slivered almonds Melt butter and cool, remove salt. Pour out of pan slowly and salt will remainin the bottom of the pan. Beat on med-high speed until creamy. Mix egg yolks with powdered sugar and vanilla. Pour… Continue reading
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Padayemista
1 lb. butter 1 lb. walnuts finely chopped 1 cup whole milk 1/2 cup sugar 5 – 6 cups flour 1 T cinnamon Melt butter, add milk and mix well. Add flour a cup at a time. Mix well until dough is easy to work with. Mix walnuts, sugar and cinnamon together. Take 1″ pieces… Continue reading
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Melomakarona
1 pound melted butter 1 cup oil 3/4 cup Crisco 1 cup sugar 3 eggs Juice and rind from 1 orange 1 finely chopped walnuts 6-7 cups flour Beat together butter, oil, Crisco, and eggs; add sugar and beat until the mixture whitens. Add orange juice and rind mixing well. Fold in nuts and flour.… Continue reading
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Karidopeta
14 eggs 2 cups Cream of Wheat 3 cups finely chopped walnuts 2 cups sugar 1 cup bread crumbs 1 jigger vanilla Beat egg yolks with sugar. Beat egg whites until stiff. Add egg yolk mixture into egg whites. Mix together rest of ingredients and add to egg mixture. Pour into well greased pan. Bake… Continue reading
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Melomakarona
1/2 pound melted butter 1/2 cup oil 1/2 cup Crisco 1/2 cup sugar 1 jigger vanilla 2 eggs Juice and rind from 1 orange 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts 4 1/2 cups flour Beat together butter, oil, and Crisco. Beat sugar, vanilla, and eggs together. Add to butter mixture and mix… Continue reading
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Nut Filled Crescents
Dough 2 cups flour 1/2 pound butter 1 egg yolk 3/4 cup sour cream Filling 3/4 cup chopped nuts 3/4 cup sugar 2 tsp. cinnamon Frosting 3 cups powdered sugar 1 tsp. vanilla 4 tsp. buttermilk Cut butter into flour until crumbly; add egg yolk and sour cream. Blend well and form into a ball.… Continue reading
