Fried Pastry Squares from Ithaca

Using a pastry similar to the one used to make Kserotigana, Greeks in the rest of the country make Diples—square or rectangular pieces of dough that are rolled, fried, and served with honey sauce. I was not going to include a recipe for Diples until my friend Maria Haritopoulou was kind enough to give me the handwritten book of recipes her aunt Xanthipi from Ithaca gave her when she got married. In it I found this magnificent