Κολοκοτές

Κολοκοτές είναι Κυπριακά πιτάκια με κολοκύθα. Αν και παραμένουν μυστήριο για τους αμύητους στα μυστικά της Κυπριακής κουζίνας, οι κολοκοτές είναι απ ΄τα πλέον δημοφιλή, υγιεινά σνάκ για μικρούς και μεγάλους. Η 'Αντζελα Νικολέτου μοιράζεται μαζί μας την συνταγή της γιαγιάς της.

Kolokotes: Cypriot pies with pumpkin Source: Supplied

Kolokotes – Pumpkin and sultana pasties from Cyprus

Olive oil pastry

Ingredients

3 cups wholemeal flour

1 cup plain flour

3 tsp baking powder

½ tsp salt

½ cup olive oil

1 cup water

Method

Sift dry ingredients into a bowl and make a well in the centre.  Add the olive oil and mix with your fingers until the mixture feels like crumbs.  Slowly add the water and knead the dough until it is firm and pliable.  Rest for at least 30 minutes.

Cut pieces the size of walnuts and roll on a floured surface until you have a disc. Repeat with remaining pastry.

Ingredients

3 cups grated pumpkin (butternut)

1 cup sultanas

½ cup coarse burgul

½ cup olive oil

1 tsp cinnamon

1tsp salt

black pepper

Method

In a bowl mix all the ingredients well, cover and set aside for about 4 hours.

Heat oven to 180C. Line a baking tray with baking paper.

Take each piece of pastry and add a heaped tablespoon of mixture to the middle. Moisten the edges of the pastry with water and fold over to form a crescent. Press the edges together and gently make small folds all around to form a sealed edge. Repeat with remaining pastry and filling. Bake pastries until golden (about 30 min).  Eat warm or at room temperature.

 

Yiayia Angela's original recipe calls for 1/4 cup sugar but Angela junior, being slightly more calorie conscious, has removed it. Angela believes that the sultanas give all the sweetness this recipe requires.