Greek Bougatsa

 

A traditional breakfast in Greece made with custard, "Sweet Pockets".

“Sweet Pockets”, a traditional breakfast in Greece.. Also makes a great dessert!

A simple, traditional Greek breakfast recipe that also can couple as a rich dessert.

 

Ingredients:

  • Phyllo Dough; thawed but still in package

  • Mizithra Cheese (A Greek Cheese that is a fresh and sweet goat cheese available at cheese shops and Greek Markets. Do not purchase the sour or aged versions for this recipe. If you can’t find it, you can substitute Marscapone or Ricotta).

  • Confectioners Sugar and/or Honey

  • ½ stick of butter melted for 20 seconds in a microwavable dish in the microwave.

Heat your oven to 350 degrees F.

 

Have the butter and a pastry brush at the ready.

 

Carefully unroll the phyllo dough from its’ package. You’ll need about 12 sheets.

 

Place the phyllos inside a casserole dish. The phyllo may hang over the edge. That’s ok.

Place about 1-2 Cups of the Misithra Cheese in the center and spread it around a bit so that it fills up an 8 inch by 6 inch rectangle. 

 

Brush butter around the cheese on the phyllo sheets.

 

Fold the corners of only 2 to 3 sheets of the phyllo sheets over the cheese to cover the cheese completely like you are folding an envelope.

 

Brush the surfaces of the remaining exposed sheet (that was not yet folded) and then repeat folding another 2 to 3 sheets of phyllos over the cheese again.

 

Continue until all of the phyllo is covering the cheese and you have a rectangle.

 

Brush the entire rectangle with butter.

 

Bake in a 350 degree oven for 30 minutes or until the phyllos is golden brown and the cheese is warm to hot.

 

Sprinkle with powdered sugar and/or honey. Slice like brownies to serve.

 easy, recipe, simple, greek, fun, kid friendly, 

Greek Chicken Pitas

My husband’s Greek friend Jamie made these when we ate over. A simple and fun dinner that the kids’ enjoy! Now we have made them countless times for our family and friends. It’s hard to believe that the chicken is not marinated. Plus a little chicken goes a LONG way and there’s really no need to “measure” anything. My friends have added this now to their regular “what to make for dinner” roster.

 

  • 4 – 6 Boneless, Skinless Chicken breasts
  • 2 Tablespoons of Dried Oregano Flakes
  • Tablespoon or Two of Oil for the chicken (and more for the bread)
  • Teaspoon Salt and Teaspoon Pepper
  • 8-10 pieces Middle Eastern Flat Bread or Nan Bread (not Pitas). Or, if gluten free, Corn Tortillas
  • 1 Red Onion sliced or chopped
  • 4 Tomatoes chopped
  • 1 Cucumber, cut into cubes
  • Store-bought Olive Tapanade
  • Store-bought Hummus
  • Store-bought Tzatziki
  • Tabasco

 

Put chicken in a bowl and mix in the Oregano, Salt and Pepper and Oil so herbs cover all of the chicken evenly.

 

On a plate, drizzle and  spread oil around on one side of each piece of bread. (Stack them as you go on a plate.)

 

Heat BBQ or pan. Heat the bread a few minutes on each side. (Use tongs to flip and place back on the plate.). Heating the bread really makes it softer and fresher although it is optional.

 

BBQ or Pan Fry the chicken about 4 minutes per side. Let sit before cutting into cubes.

 

Serve everything family style and instruct everyone to build their own “easy Gyro”. I build mine by spreading the Hummus on the bread first, then putting the chicken on, then topping with vegetables. Tzatziki and Tabasco. And, a little Chicken really goes a long way. Yummy!

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