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mardatha
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Can anybody tell me how to make those gorgeous sticky cakes you get in places like Greece and Sicily ? Very sticky, lots of honey ...and they add spices like cinnamon or nuts in...Anybody know what I'm wittering about LOL
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Can anybody tell me how to make those gorgeous sticky cakes you get in places like Greece and Sicily ? Very sticky, lots of honey ...and they add spices like cinnamon or nuts in...Anybody know what I'm wittering about LOL
Baklava
They are verrrrrrrrrrrrry sugarry - I'm getting a headach just thinking of them 
Loads of recipes on Google 
Penny,. x:rudolf: Sheep, pigs, hens and bees on our Teesdale smallholding :rudolf:0 -
ooohhhh Mardatha-you and your sweet [STRIKE]tooth[/STRIKE]teeth :rotfl:
I have a greek cook book I can dig the recipe out if need be .... are you sure you wouldn't rather have a nice plate of veggies?
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OOOH TY PENGUIN !
Mrs M.............How can I put this ....?
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO !!!!0 -
But if you have baklava you must do kataifi as well....
http://greekfood.about.com/od/dessertspastriessweets/r/kataifi.htm
Oooh now I need to go down to the turkish shop and buy some working on clearing the clutterDo I want the stuff or the space?0 -
ohmigod doesnt that look NICE !! I dono what it is but I WANT SOME ! lol0
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ohmigod doesnt that look NICE !! I dono what it is but I WANT SOME ! lol
Just imagine that sweet sticky honey-nut baklava taste but with a shredded wheat type textured pastry....
Mmmmmm..... moment on the lips, forever on the hips :rotfl:working on clearing the clutterDo I want the stuff or the space?0 -
Ps - you'll never eat shredded wheat again after that though, because it just won't seem sweet enough working on clearing the clutterDo I want the stuff or the space?0
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because it just won't seem sweet enough
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I KNOW ! SADIST !0 -
oh my god :eek:
Anyone who can eat that katafi thing must have a seriously sweet tooth -I tried that in Kefalonia and it made my teeth scream for mercy :rotfl:whilst my mum sat there smacking her lips as she demolished hers
... whats that other thing..ekkmekk or something like that....off to look it up as its another one my mum loved -6 -8 -3 -1.5 -2.5 -3 -1.5-3.50 -
Yep, also try yalaktobouriko so yummy. I've made baklava pretty successfully (my dad's greek). Make sure they don't turn out too dry! :S I hate dry baklava lol :P 0
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