Pasta Flora, Athens Style

Ingredients

220 gr sweet butter
100 gr granulated sugar
2 eggs
90 ml cognac
250 gr all purpose flour
1 gr salt
2 gr baking powder
2 stewed apricots
4 figs
55 gr raisins
1 orange
325 gr apricot jam
16 ml lemon juice
5 gr cornstarch
80 ml orange juice
1 egg
45 ml cognac
250 gr flour with the salt
2 baking
1/4 up the sides

Instructions

pastry. If using a glaze, beat the remaining egg white slightly with a fork and brush on the dough stips. Bake in a moderate oven (350 F) for 45 minutes, or until golden in color. Remove and cool in the pan on a rack. To serve, cut into 1- 0.5-inch (or smaller) squares with a sharp knife. Note: You may prefer to use peaches and peach jam, strawberries and strawberry jam, and so on, instead of apricots; also diced candied peel adds a colorful note when substituting for figs; and slivered almonds may be added to the filling.