What are some Greek dessert that I can make? What is the recipe?

Answer 1

Svinghi = Greek Doughnuts
This is an easy to make Greek dessert or snack. The best part is that it is made from common ingredients that should be easy to find anywhere.

olive oil or vegetable oil (for frying)

1/3 cup butter
1 cup water
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon grated orange rind
1 cup sifted flour
3 eggs
Place butter in a small saucepan.
Add water, salt, 2 tablespoons sugar, and orange rind.
Bring to a boil.
Add all the flour at once.
Stir until smooth.
Cook, stirring until the mixture leaves sides of pan and forms a ball that does not separate.
Remove from heat and cool until lukewarm.
Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition till smooth.
Drop dough from a teaspoon into plenty of hot olive oil.
Cook over a moderately slow heat only as many doughnuts at a time as will float easily in the oil.
As soon as doughnuts rise to surface, turn with a long handled fork or slotted spoon.
Turn often until golden colored.
Remove with a slotted spoon to drain oil and place on paper towels to absorb excess oil.

Prepare syrup: Boil 2 cups sugar, 1 cup water and 1 tablespoon lemon juice for 10 minutes.
Pour the syrup over doughnuts.
Sprinkle with cinnamon.

Answer 2

Baklava is probably the most known Greek dessert out there and is really yummy! :)

Check out this site for a traditional recipe:
http://www.cooks.com/rec/view/0,1918,148190-227203,00.html

Another well known, and equally delicious, Greek dessert is Koulourakia. It's an anise flavored cookie with a slight lemony taste. I personally like to add extra lemon to the recipe, but that's up to you

Check out this site for a simple recipe:
http://www.cooking.com/recipes/static/recipe323.htm

Answer 3

This recipe is very close to what I use when I make mine. I use a combination of walnuts and almonds, chopped finely, and no nutmeg.
They say that honey syrup is actually not traditionally Greek, but I have been to some Greek festivals and they ALL are oozing with yummy honey!
I also make the syrup while the baklava is baking and don't wait until it is completly cool when I pour it over the baklava right out of the oven. Don't take out of pan, however,until it is cool. YUM

BAKLAVA (TRADITIONAL GREEK PASTRY)

4 c. walnuts, finely chopped or ground
1/2 c. sugar
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
1/2 tsp. ground nutmeg
1 tsp. grated lemon rind
1 lb. filo pastry sheets
1 c. butter, melted
Honey syrup

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Lightly grease an 11 x 17 x 1 1/2 inch pan. Mix ground walnuts with sugar, spices and lemon rind in medium bowl. Cut filo sheets to fit pan. Keep filo sheets moist and flexible by covering with a damp cloth. Brush 12 filo sheets lightly with melted butter and place in bottom of pan. Spread 1 cup of walnut mixture over top sheet. Cover with 4 sheets of filo after brushing each with butter. Then repeat layers.
Make top layer with 8 sheets of filo after brushing each with remaining butter. With small, sharp knife, cut lengthwise through first layer to make strips 1 1/2 inches wide. Then make diagonal cuts 2 inches apart in top layer to form diamonds. Bake on rack above center of oven for 1 hour, until well browned.

Remove from oven and cut through the first cuts, cutting to the bottom of the pan. Spread top with cold honey syrup (use recipe below). Let stand until completely cold before removing from pan.


HONEY SYRUP:

1 c. honey
1/2 c. sugar
1/2 c. water
1 tbsp. lemon juice

Combine honey, sugar and water in small saucepan. Heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Remove from heat and stir in lemon juice. Cool thoroughly before using. Makes 1 1/2 cups.