Sweet Cheese Pies from Crete

Mizithra is a fresh, full-fat farmer cheese found all over Greece in the spring and early summer, when there is plenty of grass in the hills for the semi-wild sheep and goats to eat and their milk is suitable for this delicate and delicious cheese.

Mizithra (or anthotyro as it is called in Crete, or chlori as it is called in Astypalaia), is usually eaten very fresh, even before it has cooled completely, with honey and biscuits. It is also used to make small sweet or savory pies. On