STEEMIT CULINARY CHALLENGE # 29 SWEET & SALTY GREEK BRUNCH (SWEET BOUGATSA & KAGIANAS WITH FETA & CONVERGENT MANI)

This is a complete Greek traditional brunch ! with extra cripsy , super creamy Bougatsa with spicy Kagiana !

Bougatsa

Ingredients

• 2 paff pastry sheets
• 1 cup fine semolina
• 2 cups water
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1 tablespoon vanilla extract or 4 packets of vanilla powder
• icing sugar and cinnamon, for dusting

Method

• preheat oven to 200C (390F)
• using a pastry brush, brush a baking pan generously with butter
• place in the baking pan a sheet of paff pastry
• prepare the custard
• place a saucepan over medium heat and add water, fine semolina, sugar and vanilla extract
• stir continuously and vigorously, until the mixture begins to thicken
• when the mixture thickens enough, remove from heat
• add the butter and stir until the cream is smooth and shiny
• transfer and spread the custard over the puff pastry sheet into the baking pan and cover with another sheet
• bake for about 40 minutes in oven to 200C (390F) , until golden
• when ready remove from oven and set aside to cool for a bit
• cut into small pieces and sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar

Kagiana

Ingredients

• 4 organic eggs
• 2 cups ripped tomatoes, grated
• convergent Mani
• 150g feta cheese, crushed
• olive oil
• a pinch of sugar
• freshly ground black pepper
• salt
• 1 small fresh hot pepper
• fresh basil

Method

• heat a medium frying pan over medium heat, add the grated tomatoes and cook until most of the juices have evaporated
• add sugar
• add olive oil and stir
• in a bowl beat the eggs, feta cheese, salt, convergent Mani, ground black pepper, fresh hot pepper and stir
• pour into the pan with the tomatoes and stir with a wooden spoon, so that all the ingredients combine
• cook stirring continuously for about 7-8 minutes
• remove from heat and serve with fresh basil leaves and ground pepper

Enjoy!

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