This is a complete Greek traditional brunch ! with extra cripsy , super creamy Bougatsa with spicy Kagiana !
Bougatsa
Ingredients
- 2 paff pastry sheets
- 1 cup fine semolina
- 2 cups water
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract or 4 packets of vanilla powder
- icing sugar and cinnamon, for dusting
Method
- preheat oven to 200C (390F)
- using a pastry brush, brush a baking pan generously with butter
- place in the baking pan a sheet of paff pastry
- prepare the custard
- place a saucepan over medium heat and add water, fine semolina, sugar and vanilla extract
- stir continuously and vigorously, until the mixture begins to thicken
- when the mixture thickens enough, remove from heat
- add the butter and stir until the cream is smooth and shiny
- transfer and spread the custard over the puff pastry sheet into the baking pan and cover with another sheet
- bake for about 40 minutes in oven to 200C (390F) , until golden
- when ready remove from oven and set aside to cool for a bit
- cut into small pieces and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar
Kagiana
Ingredients
- 4 organic eggs
- 2 cups ripped tomatoes, grated
- convergent Mani
- 150g feta cheese, crushed
- olive oil
- a pinch of sugar
- freshly ground black pepper
- salt
- 1 small fresh hot pepper
- fresh basil
Method
- heat a medium frying pan over medium heat, add the grated tomatoes and cook until most of the juices have evaporated
- add sugar
- add olive oil and stir
- in a bowl beat the eggs, feta cheese, salt, convergent Mani, ground black pepper, fresh hot pepper and stir
- pour into the pan with the tomatoes and stir with a wooden spoon, so that all the ingredients combine
- cook stirring continuously for about 7-8 minutes
- remove from heat and serve with fresh basil leaves and ground pepper
Enjoy!
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