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🥧 Samian Kaltsounia – Traditional Sweets with Ricotta, Cinnamon & Honey

🛒 Ingredients (makes ~20 pieces)

For the dough:

500 g all-purpose flour
150 ml olive oil
1 orange (zest + juice)
50 ml raki or ouzo
1 tsp baking powder
Pinch of salt
~100 ml water (as needed)

For the filling:

400 g ricotta or mild Greek mizithra
2 tbsp honey
1 tsp cinnamon
Optional: a bit of powdered sugar

For the topping:

Warm honey
Ground cinnamon

A pocket of joy – cheesy, cinnamony, honey-kissed

Kaltsounia from Samos are traditional Greek pastries, deeply rooted in village baking. Soft dough filled with sweet ricotta, scented with cinnamon, baked golden, and finished with a generous drizzle of warm honey. These treats are soft, tender, and a little crispy on the edges — the kind of sweet you remember forever.

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. Make the dough

In a bowl, combine the flour, baking powder, and salt. Add the olive oil, orange zest and juice, raki/ouzo, and enough water to form a soft dough. Let it rest for 20 minutes covered.

2. Make the filling

Mix the ricotta with honey and cinnamon until creamy.

3. Shape the pastries

Roll the dough thin, cut into ~10 cm circles, place 1 tsp of filling in the center, and fold into half-moon shapes. Seal edges with a fork.

4. Bake

Place on parchment-lined baking sheet and bake at 180°C (350°F) for 20–25 minutes, until golden.

5. Finish with honey

While still warm, drizzle with warm honey and sprinkle with cinnamon.

🍯 Serving

Best served warm or room temp, with Greek coffee or sweet Samos wine. Impossible to eat just one!

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