Greek cook and author Maria Benardis, founder of Greekalicious, shares her recipe for lamb filo pie.
Pies are a Greek tradition and food since ancient times. Filo is a Greek pastry and its name translates to mean leaf. There are many varieties of filo pastry in Greece. Filo pastry is traditionally made with flour and water and it is then rolled out in very thin sheets. There are many other variations of pie pastries in Greece. They use the base of flour and water and then add wine, olive oil, cheese, or yoghurt. The combinations are endless.
The pastry for pies also varies in consistency. Sometimes it is a thin filo pastry; at times the mixture is like a runny pancake consistency. Other times cornmeal and water is added to the mixture and then poured in a baking dish. Pie making is the ingenious way that Greek households recycle their leftovers.