What do Diples mean?
What do Diples mean?
Diples or Thiples (Greek: Δίπλες) is a Greek dessert from the Peloponnese, made of thin sheet-like dough. The dough is rolled into long, thin strips, fried and folded in hot oil and then dipped in a sugar or honey syrup. Diples can be made in different shapes, of which the most common are bow ties and spirals.
What are some common French pastries?
Top 10 Best French Pastries
- 1) Croissants. French croissants are a little pastry made with butter and then carefully baked.
- 2) Éclairs. Éclairs are made with choux pastry filled with a flavored and sweet cream.
- 3) Cannelés.
- 4) Macaroons.
- 5) Financiers.
- 6) Crepes.
- 7) Madeleine.
- 8) Crème Brûlée.
What is a Kouign-Amann pastry?
kouignoù-amann) is a sweet Breton cake, made with laminated dough. The name comes from the Breton language words for cake (kouign) and butter (amann), and in 2011 the New York Times described the Kouign-amann as “the fattiest pastry in all of Europe.”
How to make the perfect diples?
You can give diples different shapes, among which the most common are: spiral (as in our recipe) or bow-shaped. – Roll the dough strip on itself without tightening and closing it with egg white. – Roll the dough strip with a fork while cooking. The preparation of diples in a spiral form requires more skills than that of simple bow tie.
What is a diples dessert?
Diples or thiples get their name from the Greek word for “fold” and are a traditional Greek honey pastry dessert that is very popular around Christmas time throughout Greece. They are rather challenging to make, so we also included an easier version of the traditional Greek diples recipe, because you have to give it a go!
How to make didiples?
Diples get their name from the Greek word for “fold”. This means that you have to fold them.. So if you have the time, go for the traditional version. Using a rolling cutter, cut the rolled out dough into rectangular pieces (approx. 12×25 cm). Heat the oil in a deep frying pan, until shimmering but not smoking hot.
Where do diples come from?
Today’s recipe was born in the Peloponnese, at the other end of continental Greece, in a region called Laconia. Although the diples are popular in much of the Peloponnese, the Byzantine city of Mani is the cradle of these little wonders. The region around Mani is rough, not very conducive to agriculture.
