Caridopita (Greek Walnut Pie) – a detailed recipe cooking. 
Time: 1hour. 55 minutes Difficulty: easy Servings: 8 – 10 In the recipes volumetric containers are used in volume: 1 cup (tbsp.) – 240 ml. 3/4 cups (st.) – 180 ml. 1/2 cup (tbsp.) – 120 ml. 1/3 cup (Art.) – 80 ml. 1/4 cup (st.) – 60 ml. 1 tablespoon (tbsp) – 15 ml. 1 teaspoon (tsp) – 5 ml.
Ingredients for the recipe:
- 2.5 tbsp. well chopped walnuts
- 1 tbsp. sifted wheat flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- A pinch of ground cloves
- 110 gr. butter
- 1/4 Art. ultrafine sugar
- 4 eggs divided into proteins and yolks
Syrup:
- 1 tbsp. ultrafine sugar
- 1/4 Art. honey
- 3/4 Art. water
- 1 tbsp. l brandy
- 4 clove buds
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 3 slices of orange peel (without white portion)
Recipes with similar ingredients: premium flour, eggs, brandy, cloves, cinnamon, orange zest, walnuts, syrup, honey
Recipe preparation:
- For syrup: On a moderate heat, heat the sugar, honey, water and brandy until sugar dissolves. Reduce the fire to weak, add cloves, cinnamon stick and orange peel. Cook with a low boil for 5-6 minutes. and remove from heat. Get out orange peel, cloves and a stick of cinnamon and give syrup cool off.
- Preheat the oven to 180 ° C. For the pie: In a bowl medium-sized mix walnuts, flour, baking powder, cinnamon and cloves. In a medium-sized bowl, beat with an electric mixer butter with sugar until airy. Slow, continuing to beat, enter the egg yolks. Slowly inject the mixture with walnuts and beat well.
- In a very clean bowl, beat the eggs with an electric mixer. proteins to soft peaks. Mix whipped squirrels with others ingredients until a uniform dough is obtained. Lubricate the mold for baking 23×33 cm in size. Pour the dough into the prepared form. Place the pan in the oven and bake the cake until golden brown, approximately 45 min. Remove the form from oven and pour the pie with syrup until it is completely wet. Cover with a kitchen towel and let cool. Cut into rhombuses and serve.
