Amygdalopita Explained

Amygdalopita (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Αμυγδαλόπιτα) is an almond cake in Greek cuisine made with ground almonds, flour, butter, eggs and pastry cream.[1] It is one of the most common glyka tapsiou (Greek, Modern (1453-);: γλυκά ταψιού) - dessert dishes like pies and breads baked in baking pans. Other common desserts of this style are galaktoboureko, karydopita and kadaifi.[2]

Preparation

To make this cake the dry ingredients are slowly folded into creamed butter and sugar, then the eggs are beaten in. The cake is baked in a tray and soaked in simple syrup after its done baking and allowed to cool before it is cut into individual square pieces.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Mouratoglou . Christina . Mazi: Modern Greek Food . Hachette .
  2. Book: Goldstein, Darra . The Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets . 310.