(CY) recipe for Cyprus

Ηalloumi cheese pie

Ø  Ingredients:

·        ¾ cup sunflower oil

·        3 cups flour 

·        2 cups grated halloumi* cheese

·        1 cup milk

·        6 eggs

·        3 teaspoons baking powder

·        Mint

Ø  Directions – Method

1.  Grease and flour a 10 inch tube pan.

2.    Sift flour in a bowl and set aside.

3.  In a large mixing bowl, bump in the mixer the sunflower oil with the eggs (one at a time).

4.  Add the milk, the flour and the baking powder.

5.  Then, stir / blend in the grated halloumi cheese and the mint.

6.  Put the mixture in the tube pan.

7.  Bake at 180°C.

8.  Allow cake to cool for about 30-40 minutes and then invert it onto a serving plate.

*halloumi is a traditional cheese of Cyprus. If you can’t find it in a supermarket, you can use a soft salty cheese.