Lyhnarakia (sweet cheese pies) from Chania

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As for the number of servings that can be served to make Lyhnarakia (sweet cheese pies) from Chania is about 25 servings. So make sure this portion is enough to serve for yourself and your beloved family.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have Lyhnarakia (sweet cheese pies) from Chania using 18 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you cook it.

A sweet that we make in Crete mainly during Easter. It isn't hard but it takes a bit of time to do the "pinching". 

Recipe by ariadnibb

Ingredients and spices that need to be Take to make Lyhnarakia (sweet cheese pies) from Chania:

1. For the dough
2. 25 g fresh yeast
3. 1/3 cup lukewarm milk
4. 4 cups all purpose flour
5. 1/2 cup olive oil
6. 2/3 cup sugar
7. 2 eggs beaten with a bit of salt
8. 250 g strained yogurt
9. For the filling
10. 800 g unsalted mizithra
11. 2 egg yolks
12. 1 vanillin (powder)
13. 2 tbsp honey
14. zest of one lemon
15. 1 tbsp cinnamon
16. 2 tbsp unsalted butter
17. 6 tbsp sugar
18. 1 egg yolk beaten with a bit of water for brushing

Steps to make to make Lyhnarakia (sweet cheese pies) from Chania

1. Dissolve the yeast into the milk and add flour so that you get a thick batter which you leave to rise for half an hour.
2. Beat the oil with the sugar in a bowl and add the yolks, salt, yogurt and the thick batter that has already risen. Mix well.
3. Gradually add the rest of the flour and knead on a dusted surface (so that it gets kneaded better).
4. Cover the dough and let it rest.
5. Meanwhile prepare the filling.
6. Crumble the cheese with a fork and add to the rest of the ingredients mixing well.
7. Roll out the dough to a thick sheet and cut into circles using a small plate.
8. Place a spoonful of the filling in the center and raise the sides of the dough pinching them so that you make a small tartlet.
9. Brush with the egg and sprinkle with cinnamon.
10. Place the lyhnarakia on a baking tray lined with partchment paper.
11. Bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees for half an hour (until they are golden brown) using the convection element.

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