2 1/2 lb Ricotta cheese, unsalted
-OR- unsalted Mizithra
2 tb Butter
1 pn Salt
1 ts Baking powder
10 Eggs
3 c Honey (try Sifnos honey)
1 c Sugar
4 ts Ground cinnamon
3 c Flour
Mix the flour with necessary warm water to make dough like bread. Add the
butter, salt, and baking powder. Knead and put aside.
Place in a bowl the ricotta cheese and the sugar and mix by hand. Add the
honey and a handful of flour. Break and add the eggs and half the cinnamon,
and mix well.
Butter a pan and with a rolling pin roll out the dough to the size of round
pan letting the dough over the edges. Spread the mixture over the dough and
bake in 350 degree preheated oven for about 30 minutes. When ready sprinkle
the rest of the cinnamon. Plan the amount of dough so the whole bread will
be about 2 inches in height. Cut in diamond sections.
Yields
1 Servings