Traditional sweet of Lesvos
Ingredients
Instructions
- Mix all the ingredients needed for the dough. Use as much flour as required to knead a soft dough.
- Roll out the dough and cut in long stripes of 5 cm wide.
- Heat oil in a frying pan and fry the stripes as follows: With the left hand hold the one edge of a stripe. The other edge should be caught with a large fork. Place the fork into the heated oil and gradually roll the stripe around the fork in a way that the whole stripe is fried and its shape is like a rose.
- Fry all the stripes according to this procedure. When all the stripes have been fried prepare the syrup and try to make it thick.
- To prepare the syrup mix all necessary ingredients and heat them in a saucepan until the syrup starts to thicken.
- Dip the stripes in pairs into the syrup, remove from syrup, strain and place them in a platter.
- Dredge cinnamon and nuts over the stripes and serve.