Traditional Flaounes with Sourdough

For the Dough

• 1 kg Village Flour
• 1 kg fine semolina
• ¾ cup sunflower oil
• ¾ cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon mastic grains
• 10-15 mahlepi grains
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon cloves
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups noro or water
• 200g sourdough starter

For the Fouko (From the previous day)

• 3 eggs
• 1 mandarin-sized piece of sourdough starter, fine semolina

For the Filling

• 2 kg Flaouna cheese
• 2 tablespoons fine semolina
• 3 tablespoons sugar (optional)
• 1 tablespoon Farina flour or Self-Raising flour
• 1 pinch black pepper
• ½ teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 pinch cloves
• 1 teaspoon mastic grains
• mint
• raisins
• eggs, as many as it takes

For the Topping

• sesame seeds
• eggs

1. To see how to make this recipe, watch the episode on Youtube.