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Andrea's Spiral Kolokithopites - Cypriot Pumpkin Pies

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Andrea's Spiral Kolokithopites - Cypriot Pumpkin Pies

Andrea’s family regularly gathers to cook and eat together, whether it’s for a special family celebration or just to enjoy each other’s company for the day. What a joy it was to spend the day with three generations of the family as they prepared a variation of Kolokithopites. Kolokotes, or Kolokopites are Cypriot pumpkin pies traditionally made with a thick style pastry in a semi-circle shape. Today, Andrea’s family are making them with our family’s Fillo Pastry in a spiral shape, using fresh pumpkin from Pappou Savva’s garden. Watch along to see how they make them. 

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Znoud El Sit

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Znoud El Sit

Khalil from Sydney’s Ibrahim Pastry is a wealth of knowledge when it comes to cooking with our family’s pastry. He is renowned for the incredible delicacies he creates for his cake shop, and we love his amazing energy in the kitchen when he is cooking. We asked Khalil to show us how he makes one of our favourite traditional Lebanese sweets, Znoud El Sit, which translates to ‘the upper arms of a lady”. These crispy Fillo Pastry rolls are filled with an ashta (clotted cream) filling and drenched in a sweet sugar syrup. Watch along as Khalil shares his tips for making this delicious dessert.

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Four Cheese Tiropita

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Four Cheese Tiropita

Tiropita is a traditional Greek pie made with cheese and Fillo Pastry. This delicious savoury cheese pie is a wonderful lunch or dinner pie recipe. We’ve used a combination of four cheeses for extra flavour. We finish the pie off with soda water for an extra moist pie and extra crispy Fillo Pastry pie top.

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Titsiropita - Pork Belly and Halloumi Pita

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Titsiropita - Pork Belly and Halloumi Pita

Panayiota and Savvas have taken inspiration from a traditional Cypriot pie or pita recipe to create what they call ‘Titsiropita’ – where layers of Fillo Pastry are brushed with pork belly lard and filled with crispy pork belly, halloumi cheese, caramelised onions and thyme. It is a wonderful pita in a spiral formation using store bought Fillo Pastry.

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Pumpkin Soufra

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Pumpkin Soufra

This delicious savoury pumpkin soufra is a wonderful lunch or dinner recipe for Winter. The classic combination of pumpkin and feta cheese in Fillo Pastry works beautifully with the cheese custard to create a truly wonderful dish. Be sure to save it and make it, this is sure to become a regular family favourite on the dinner table.

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Apple Rose Soufra

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Apple Rose Soufra

There is something very beautiful about watching this delicious Apple Rose Soufra come to life. It’s a wonderful dessert that can be made with fresh red apples or green apples, and has grown to become one of our family’s favourite sweet versions of the Fillo Crinkle Pie. It is subtly sweet and delicate in flavour, the perfect sweet treat for morning or afternoon tea.

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Spanakopita Pan Pittes

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This is the quickest and easiest version of Spanakopita you will ever make! These delicious Spanakopita pan pittes are made in a frying pan, perfect for a quick dinner, lunch or snack option, and ready in under five minutes. They’re made with just five ingredients – Fillo Pastry, oil, spinach, dill and feta cheese. Feel free to add any herbs and cheeses that you enjoy eating.

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The Crunchiest Spanakopita

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The Crunchiest Spanakopita

Spanakopita is one of the most popular dishes made with our family’s Fillo Pastry. If you love your Spanakopita extra crunchy, then this is the recipe for you! We love experimenting with different techniques when cooking with our Fillo Pastry. Here, we’ve cut the pastry into thick strips to form both the top and bottom layers of the Spanakopita. Watch along to see how you this delicious, super crunchy Spanakopita comes together.