Category Archives: Baked Goods

Effie’s fine bakery items

Koulourakia-Greek Butter Twist Cookies

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Effie

Koulourakia-Greek Butter Twist Cookies These cookies are a Greek Easter tradition.  If you’ve been to any Greek festivals, you have surely seen these cookies.  Made with butter, sugar, flour, Madagascar vanilla extract, eggs, hand microplaned fresh orange zest, and freshly … Continue reading →

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Spanakopeta-Greek Spinach and Feta Cheese Pie

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Effie

 This classic dish can be served as an appetizer or, accompanied by a tossed salad, a meal in itself.  Layers of flaky fillo dough are filled with a mixture of hand washed and chopped fresh spinach, eggs, feta cheese, … Continue reading →

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Pork Pie-Tourtiere

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Effie

A traditional Canadian holiday staple that’s amazing any time of the year, the filling of this 9 ½ inch deep dish pie is made with 2 pounds (cooked weight) of the leanest, hand trimmed, home ground pork that is sautéed … Continue reading →

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Black Forest Cake

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Effie

  This is a four layer, chocolate buttermilk cake.  Each layer is drizzled with kirsch cherry liqueur before being filled with cherries and a cream made with butter and buttermilk.  The top layer is then drizzled with a combination of … Continue reading →

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Chocolate Ganache Covered Black & White Angel Food Cake

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Effie

This cake features light as a feather whipped egg whites, superfine sugar and hand grated Belgian chocolate.  When sliced, the cake looks like it has been sprinkled with chocolate confetti inside!  It is finished with a blanket of ganache, featuring … Continue reading →

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Red Velvet Whoopie Pies

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Effie

Red Velvet Whoopie Pies The ultimate hand held cake-the Whoopie Pie-kicked up a notch!  Made with sweet butter, sour cream and three types of chocolate-semi sweet and milk chocolate as well as cocoa powder and tinted with red food coloring.  … Continue reading →

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Lemon Bars

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Effie

The shortbread crust of sweet, unsalted butter, sugar and flour is pre-baked until golden brown.  The lemon “pudding” is a combination of fresh squeezed lemon juice and hand microplaned lemon zest whisked together with flour, eggs and sugar.  The pudding … Continue reading →

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Finikia

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Effie

An oval shaped, butter cookie infused with the flavors of cinnamon and hand microplaned orange zest and hand squeezed fresh orange juice, this cookie has a slight crunch in its texture due to the addition of semolina to the cookie … Continue reading →

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Yiaourtini – Yogurt Spice Cake

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Effie

Yiaourtini (Yogurt Spice Cake) Don’t let the name fool you! This classic Greek dessert is a favorite! Made with plain yogurt, finely chopped walnuts and almonds, lightly spiced with cinnamon and clove, the faintest hint of cognac, and finished with … Continue reading →

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Tsoureki – Traditional Greek Easter Sweet Bread

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Effie

This classic, traditional sweet bread is infused with the flavor of hand microplaned fresh orange zest, fresh squeezed orange juice, and mortar and pestle ground wild cherry kernels.  The dough is braided and finished with an egg wash and a … Continue reading →

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