Cretan Sweet Cheese Pastries Recipe (Kalitsounia) - My Greek Dish

Ingredients

• 1 cup olive oil
• 1 cup strained yogurt
• 1 egg
• 1 1/2 cup of sugar
• 1kg flour (35 ounces)
• 4 tsps baking powder
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
• juice of 1/2 orange
• zest of 1 lemon (optional)
• 1kg of fresh soft myzithra cheese or mascarpone or ricotta (35 ounces)
• 1 cup of sugar
• 1 eggs and 1 egg white
• 1 tsp powdered cinammon
• 2 eggs
• 1 tbsp water
• 1 tbsp powdered cinnamon