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Greek Desserts : Top 20

 

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Baklava

Submitted by: NEONWILLIE 
A Greek favorite that makes everyone think you are a master chef and is sooo easy to make!! I taught a Greek friend how to make apple pie and she taught me this fabulous recipe. The phyllo dough for this recipe is found in the freezer section of most grocery stores. Add a little lemon zest to the sugar sauce, if desired. 

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Easy Baklava

Submitted by: ARVILLALAR 
Phyllo dough is layered with butter, cinnamon and nuts and baked, then topped with a honey syrup and allowed to cool before eating. 

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Baklava II

Submitted by: PRENSES 
This is my delicious recipe for baklava. I have been asked by several of my Turkish friends to share the recipe and I have been told that cinnamon adds a nice touch. 

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Walnut Baklava

Submitted by: Josie Bochek 
Josie Bochek of Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin sent the recipe for this traditional sweet and nutty Greek pastry. 

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Grecian Baklava

Submitted by: schwintosky 
Home Town: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
Crispy phyllo layers surround a walnut filling in this sticky sweet Greek treat! 

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Honey Pie from Sifnos

Submitted by: Alexandra S. 
Living In: Athens, Attica, Greece
This is an Aegean cheesecake prepared with honey and unsalted mizithra or ricotta cheese. These cakes are usually prepared during the Easter festivities in the Cycladic islands, especially in Sifnos and Ios. 

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Greek Butter Cookies

Submitted by: GODGIFU 
When I was little I used to live next to a Greek family, who would make these cookies year round, and give tins of them to neighbors around Christmas. 

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Greek Lemon Cake

Submitted by: Carol 
This is a very lovely and light cake. 

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Greek Honey Cake

Submitted by: RUMOUR 
Home Town: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
The flavors of orange zest and lemon permeate this cake, which is loaded with walnuts and soaked in a honey syrup. 

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Galaktoboureko

Submitted by: GapGirl 
This is a recipe that my mom got from a coworker and would make regularly when I was young. Galaktoboureko is a traditional Greek dessert made with a custard in a crispy phyllo pastry shell. After all these years it is still a family favorite. I hope that everyone enjoys it as much as we do. 

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Baklava

Submitted by: Karsta 
This Near Eastern pastry is made of many layers of paper-thin dough with a filling usually of honey and ground nuts. If you like honey, you'll probably like Baklava. 

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Chocolate Baklava

Submitted by: Cindy Schumacher 
I've been cooking for years, and baklava remains a favorite. Most folks find one piece of this rich dessert very satisfying, so this recipe feeds many people. --Cindy Schumacher, Kenvil, New Jersey 

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Cranberry Baklava

Submitted by: Darlene Alexander 
Living in the heart of cranberry country, I plan many meals around that crimson-colored fruit. This is my spin on a great Greek favorite. 

Greek Easter Cookies from Smyrna

Submitted by: Rosina 
I acquired in this recipe while in Greece. 

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Finikia

Submitted by: Diana 
Delicious Greek pastries...probably one of my favorites because of the orange and cinnamon combination. Worth the time they take! 

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Greek Egg Biscuits

Submitted by: Nico 
A delicate, braided cookie perfect with coffee or tea. 

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Koulourakia II

Submitted by: PA.GRANNY 
S shaped cookies sprinkled with sesame seeds. 

Kourabiedes I

Submitted by: Ceil Wallace 
Buttery Greek crescent shaped cookie. 

Loukoumades

Submitted by: JOANNA 
Living In: Holiday, Florida, USA
These little yeast-risen dough puffs are deep-fried to a golden brown, then drizzled with honey syrup and sprinkled with cinnamon. They're popular all around the Mediterranean, especially in Greece, and are beloved as a Hanukkah treat among Sephardic Jews. 

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Vaselopita - Greek New Years Cake

Submitted by: Paul Menikos 
Traditional Greek New Years Day bread. Served as a coffee cake for breakfast. Also the person who receives the quarter inside gets good luck for 1 year! 

 
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