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Fresh Cheese and Honey Tart from Santorini

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MELOPITA SANTORINIS

Editor's note: This recipe is excerpted from Aglaia Kremezi's book The Foods of the Greek Islands.

To read more about Kremezi and Greek Easter, click here.

Individual cheese tarts similar to this one are prepared in Crete and on most of the Greek islands during Easter time. The olive-oil-and-beer pastry, based on a recipe from Paros, has a very nice flavor and texture.

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