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Yiayias Greek Walnut Pie Recipe


YiaYias Greek Walnut Pie Recipe
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My yiayia (grandmother) actually gives no actual baking time on this recipe. The baking times are based on my personal experience with this pie. It's very, very good.

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Ingredients
  • 1/2 CUP OF BUTTER
  • 2 CUPS OF SUGAR
  • 2 SMALL SPOONFULS OF CINNAMON POWDER
  • 8 EGGS (SEPARATE YOLKS FROM WHITES)
  • 4 CUPS OF MINCED WALNUTS
  • 3 CUPS OF FLOUR
  • 2 TSP BAKING POWDER
  • FOR THE SYRUP :
  • 1 1/2 CUPS SUGAR
  • 1-2 SMALL GLASSES OF BRANDY
  • 1/3 CUP RUSK CRUMBS (MORE OR LESS TO YOUR TASTE)

Directions
  1. COMBINE THE BUTTER, THE SUGAR, THE CINNAMON AND THE EGG YOKES FOR 10 MINS.
  2. THEN, WHISK THE WHITES INTO A MERINGUE AND MIX IT WITH THE BUTTER MIXTURE LITTLE BY LITTLE.
  3. AFTER THAT, MIX THE MINCED WALNUTS WITH THE FLOUR AND THE BAKING POWDER AND ADD THEM ALL INTO THE MIXTURE OF THE BUTTER AND EGGS, LITTLE BY LITTLE, TOO, WORKING THE MIXTURE OUT CONTINUALLY UNTIL IT BECOMES SMOOTH AND EVEN.
  4. THEN, EMPTY IT INTO A PROPER CAST IRON GRIDDLE (BUTTERED AND DREDGED WITH RUSK CRUMBS), DREDGE IT WITH THE REST MINCED WALNUTS AND BAKE IT AT 350 FOR ABOUT 30- 45 MINUTES.
  5. MEANWHILE PREPARE THE SYRUP WITH 1 1/2 CUP OF SUGAR, 2 CUPS OF WATER AND 1-2 GLASSES OF BRANDY.
  6. WHEN THE PIE IS READY, TAKE IT OUT OF THE OVEN AND SOAK IT IN THE HOT SYRUP.

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This sounds good too...Hmmmm....How about a recipe (simplified) for Baklava?? I love baklava...but it looks so difficult to make right!!


So good so good...I like those ones with syrup..They are close to the Egyptian ones.The batter is really rich and innovative.


This should go to "bye-bye waistline" Hall of Fame :) - it looks soooooooooooooooo good! I grew up in Odessa, which is your neighbor over the Black Sea. Our cuisine was very much influenced by Greeks. I may try this one... Thanks for posting great stuff from Yiayia :)


Wonderful recipe thanks


My Greek friends make this and it is wonderful especially the syrup.
Michael


Sounds yummy, but what are rusk crumbs??


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