I treasure this and other hand-written recipes from my cousin Georgeina in Cyprus.
Georgeina and I grew up together, but were separated, when at the tender age of 16, she went to Cyprus to live.
Cuz if you read this – Love you lots!! xxx
Eliotes: makes about 30.
For the olive filling:
about 1 heaped measuring cup of black, chopped olives (no stones)
1 lg onion – chopped
as much chopped coriander as you like (about half- 1 cup)
few pinches of dried mint
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| Olive filling |
for the pastry:
4 cups of plain flour
3tsp. baking powder
half a cup olive oil
half a cup vegetable oil
1 cup of orange juice.
Place the flour and baking powder in a bowl and pour on the oils, rub in with your fingers until the flour is well coated.
Now trust me. Pour in ALL the orange juice.
You will be faced with a hideous, gloopy mess, but as I said, TRUST ME!
Keep mixing and it will all eventually come together into a lovely, soft, billowy dough.
Break off small pieces and roll into round shapes, about the same size as a small saucer (or do as I did – roll the pastry out and use a large, round cutter)
Fill with about a heaped teaspoon of the olive mixture, and roll up.
cook in a medium oven (180 deg. C / 160 deg. C fan oven) for about 20 minutes until golden brown.
You may enjoy this old post about my cousin and her recipes.
At Anna’s Kitchen Table 
These look gorgeous too, The orange juice does sound excessive!!!
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What a nice recipe!Your cousin's eliotes is something I am going to try!Have a nice day,dear Anna!
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I have to show these to Mr NQN as our last name is Elliott and it almost sounds like it is named after him! 🙂
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OMG this is divine! I love olives!! Have a nice day
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Manu, Lenia, it is an easy, nice recipe – do give them a try!Lorraine, ha, ha that's funny, do show mr. NQN, I'm sure he'd be pleased! Lol. Muppy- it does sound excessive, but I just carried on mixing it in and it turned into a lovely, light dough!
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They look delicious, Anna. Definitely one to try. x
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This is such a yummy looking and creative recipe, Anna! Thanks for sharing. I'm so glad to have found your beautiful blog and am going to check out more of your recipes!
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Anna, this is a lovely recipe that seems quite easy to do. I hope to try it soon. This is my first visit to your blog so I've taken some time to poke around and explore. I'm so glad I did that. I really like the food and recipes you share with your readers. I'll definitely be back. I hope you have a great day. Blessings…Mary
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Anna what lovely site you have, I love it! Thanks for visit my blog. }Im following you right now!!Love this olives recipe, look delicious! xxgloria
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wow these look delicious and hope your cousin reads this 🙂
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Thankyou all ! It's nice to know people are actually reading my blog!
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I use your recipe all the time..love it
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Thank you so much. This makes me very happy xx
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More people than you know are reading your blog, Anna! This olive tidbit recipe looks such a treat! Perfect for picnicking or for a dinner party as an hors d'oeurves offering!
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Thank you for posting this! My aunt makes these but when I asked for her recipe all of her measurements were in glasses. So this should make it easier for me to duplicate. So excited to try this out for myself.
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Been looking for a receipe for the lovely eliotes for a long time. Now I am beyond excited!!! Gonna make them tomorrow!! Fingers crossed!!! Abit unsure about the Orange juice but trusting you 🙂
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I’m excited for you! 🙂 Trust me regarding the orange 🙂
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I love this recipe! It is so easy! I live in Australia and these remind me of my holidays in cyprus and the pastries we’d buy for breakfast from the bakery. I’ve been making ones with halloumi, mint and oregano using the same pastry too. Thanks 🙂
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I’m so pleased you tried it! 🙂 Yes, it’s a great recipe.
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thankyou for the pastry recipe! just made my eliotes and the pastry is a huge success..so happy with it. Was a bit straining to knead the dough but the end result is worth it..
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That’s great, thanks for letting me know.
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