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Samsades

Traditional Cretan "samsades" were  handmade by local village women, they are excellent for coffee or tea or just as a sweet snack anytime.

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Ingredients:

For the  pastry
1 kg of flour
½ cup of olive oil
water

For the filling
2 cups of sesame seeds, roasted and pounded
1 cup of ground almonds
½ tsp of cloves
1 tsp of cinnamon
½ cup of sugar
5 cups of must

Procedure:

Preheat oven at 180° C.

1.  In a large bowl, combine the sesame seeds, almonds, cloves, cinnamon and sugar.

2.  In another bowl, prepare the  pastry dough by combining the flour, 2 tablespoons of olive oil and as much water as it takes to make a soft dough.

3. Roll out to a medium thickness, brush with the remaining oil and cover the entire surface with the filling.

4.  Using a pencil-thin rolling pin, wrap the edge of the pastry over the pin and roll 4-5 around it.

5.  Gather the roll that has formed by pushing in from both ends.

6.  Remove from the pin and cut into rosettes diagonally; place in a buttered baking tray.

7.  Repeat the procedure until all pastry and all the filling have been used.

8.  Bake in a medium oven for 30 minutes; while still hot, immerse in the must which has been placed in a pan; leave for 10 minutes.

9.  Remove and place on a serving platter.

Tips

You can use frozen filo pastry if you have no time to make your own.
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