You probably just read about my Greek-bakery experience and, if you love food even half as much as I do, want to know what kinds of deliciousness I witnessed there. If you haven’t eaten yet, you might not want to continue reading until you’ve had at least a snack. If you have eaten already, you’re going to want to eat again in a minute.
Dear readers, I present a visual tour of some of the baked goodness I was fortunate enough to be a part of in Greece:
Melomakarona: spiced cookies soaked in orange syrup and topped with walnuts
Gingerbread house: This is not a typical Greek holiday treat, rather something introduced by American-expat baker Anna. Decorating these was really fun!
Tyropsomo: cheese- (or cheese- and bacon-) stuffed bread pockets. I plan to try to make these when I get home.
Tsoureki: a brioche-like bread served for New Year’s celebrations. We decorated these with “2013,” chocolate pieces and nuts. Each one has a gold coin baked inside, and whoever gets the piece with the coin is supposed to have good luck.
Psomi: bread! These are fresh, light baguettes, but baker Kostas made all manner of breads using different flours and even different yeasts.
Koulouria me tyri: three-cheese-stuffed bread. This was my favorite cheesy item here!
January 14, 2013 at 8:34 pm
I’d like to join you in some Tyropsomo-making! Yum!
January 15, 2013 at 10:02 am
Yes! Fun!
January 16, 2013 at 12:11 am
I think the Bacon Clubbers & Friends of the OINK! would LOVE more details about the tyropsomo (bacon and cheese, of course!). For me, YUMMMMM! It all looks and sounds DE-LISH!
January 20, 2013 at 1:31 pm
I am coming over to help make and eat Tyropsomos!! I am also jealsous, I have always wanted to go to Greece!