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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 2013
Page
10
A reader recalls discovering Mable Hoffman’s Crepe Cookery at a used book sale and gifting it to parents for their anniversary. The essay blends family history with Greek pastry lore, sharing a baklava recipe and a primer on eight popular Greek sweets, including koulourakia and kourambithes, with step by step preparation details.
A simple syrup for pastries combining sugar water and honey with lemon juice cinnamon and cloves. Boil sugar and water fifteen minutes then simmer with honey lemon and spices five minutes more. Strain to remove the spice before use.
Describes a fried flaky pastry called diples sometimes called thiples or theples also known as honey curls. It is rolled into jelly style shapes and drizzled with honey or syrup and chopped nuts. The dough uses plenty of eggs giving a yellow color and pairs with coffee. Also notes a simple butter cookie with ground almonds.
The annual Fair Greek Dinner at St John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church features Greek pastries and dinner. The event runs from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Oct. 13 at the Scottish Rite Temple in Cedar Rapids with adult tickets at 12 and kid menus at 7. For more information call 804-8501 or visit Stjohner.org.
A Greek baking note explains paximadia as twice baked loaves sliced and toasted to form biscotti. It also describes egg custard in phyllo with warm syrup, rolls or sheet pan squares, and oval syrup dipped cookies with nuts.
Sauté garlic in butter then deglaze with white wine and chicken broth. Cook chicken with herbs, slice and keep warm. Whisk cream into broth with egg yolks, thicken, then pour over folded crepes filled with chicken. Serve hot.
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