Flaounopita (Cypriot Cheese Pie)

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INGREDIENTS

  • 8 Eggs
  • 1 Cup sunflower oil
  • 1 Cup milk
  • 3 Cups grated Halloumi cheese
  • Fresh spearmint, finely chopped
  • 3 Teaspoons baking powder
  • ½ Cup raisins
  • A little Mahlepi (ground cherry seed spice)
  • Flour (as much as needed to form a dough)

For the topping

  • 1 Egg
  • 3 Tablespoons sesame seeds

METHOD

  1. In a bowl, combine all the ingredients and mix well.
  2. Grease and flour a rectangular baking pan, then pour the mixture in. Brush with the egg and sprinkle with the sesame seeds.
  3. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 1 hour.