Honey Pie From Sifnos Recipes

MELOPITA - CRUSTLESS GREEK HONEY & CHEESE PIE

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 180 deg C and grease a 20cm springform baking pan.
• Whisk all the ingredients in a large bowl, until smooth and free of any lumps.
• Pour into baking pan and cook for 45-50 mins until the top has browned and the centre of the melopita no longer wobbles.
• Once cooked allow to cool in the pan for 5 mins. Remove and allow it to cool completely.
• Once cooled drizzle with an extra ¼ cup honey and dust with cinnamon.

SIFNOS HONEY PIE

Steps:

• For crust: Butter 10 inch pie pan.
• Sift flour, sugar, baking powder and salt into medium bowl.
• Cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse meal.
• Knead, adding enough water to form stiff dough (if dough is too soft to handle, wrap in plastic and refrigerate 20 minutes to firm up).
• Pat dough into prepared pan.
• Flute edges decoratively.
• For filling: Position rack in center of oven and preheat to 350F degrees.
• Beat cheese, flour, sugar and 1 tsp cinnamon until well-combined.
• Mix in honey, eggs and peel.
• Pour filling into crust.
• Bake until firm, about 50 minutes, covering crust with foil if browning too quickly.
• Cool completely and sprinkle with cinnamon.

HONEY PIE

Steps:

• On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to a 1/8-in.-thick circle; transfer to a 9-in. pie plate. Trim to 1/2 in. beyond rim of plate; flute edge. Refrigerate 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 400°., Line unpricked crust with a double thickness of foil. Fill with pie weights, dried beans or uncooked rice. Bake on a lower oven rack until edges are golden brown, 15-20 minutes. Remove foil and weights; bake until bottom is golden brown, 3-6 minutes longer. Cool on a wire rack., In a large bowl, whisk eggs. Whisk in remaining ingredients until blended. Pour into crust. Cover edge with foil. Bake at 400° until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean, 40-50 minutes. Cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours before serving. Top each serving with optional toppings as desired. Refrigerate leftovers.

GREEK HONEY PIE FROM SISNOS RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Stir together 1 3/4 cups flour and 2 tablespoons sugar in a large bowl. Work in butter until the mixture becomes crumbly. Stir in water a tablespoon at a time, just until the dough comes together and is no longer dry. Form into a ball, and wrap with plastic; refrigerate 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Roll out the dough on a floured surface and line a 10-inch pie pan. Trim excess from the edges of the pan. Pierce the bottom of the dough several times with a fork, then set aside. Beat eggs in a large bowl until soft peaks form. Gradually beat in 1/4 cup sugar 1 tablespoon flour, and half of the cinnamon; continue beating until firm peaks form. Beat in honey, then fold in ricotta cheese until evenly combined. Pour the filling into the prepared pie shell and smooth the top of the pie with a moistened knife. Bake in preheated oven until the center is set and the top is dark golden brown, 50 to 60 minutes. Once finished, remove from oven, and sprinkle with remaining cinnamon.