Flaounas Greek Cypriot Easter Cheese Cakes

• FOR CHEESE MIXTURE
• 3lb Caseri greek cheese,or special Flaouna Cheese
• 10 Medium size Eggs
• 500Gr Sultanas
• 1 Cup Sugar
• 4 Cups Fresh Mint.
• 1 Tsp Cinnamon.
• 1 Tsp Mastika
• 1 Tsp Mehlebe
• FOR PASTRY
• 3lb Plain Flour
• 1 lb Cookeen or Spry
• Half pint Milk
• 3 Medium Eggs
• 3 Teaspoons Baking Powder

1. Grate Cheese, Grind Mehlebe Cinnamon & Mastika in a Morter & Pestle or a Blender, add a Tsp of Sugar, to make grinding easier.
2. Add all spices to cheese, Add Mint, Then Mix thoroughly.
3. Beat 10 Eggs & add to mixture
4. & thoroughly mix again.
5. Cover & refrigerate over-night
6. Next Day
7. Add Sugar,Sultanas & Baking Powder, Again Mix very well,return this mixture back to the refrigerator.
8. FOR THE PASTRY
9. Rub the Cookeen into the flour
10. Add Sugar.
11. Beat 3 Eggs into Milk & add to flour, Knead into a stiff dough & add water untill it comes into a medium dough, knead for approx 15 Mins.

for, greek cheese, eggs, sultanas, sugar, fresh mint, cinnamon, mastika, mehlebe, flour, cookeen, milk, eggs, baking powder

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/flaounas-greek-cypriot-easter-cheese-cakes-1220264 (may not work)