Traditional Soup with Mushrooms (Magiritsa)

We dilute the yeast in a little lukewarm milk and we add some flour. We let it rise in a warm place for 2 – 3 hours. We heat the milk with the sugar in a pot until the sugar is melted. We beat the eggs and then mix them with the milk and pour them in the kneading bowl. We add the flour and the three spices that we have already ground little by little and then we add the orange peels and its juice and knead again.

1.    We peel, wash and cut the potatoes in very thin slices.
2.    We heat the oil in a deep pan , sauté the potatoes and mix them very well.
3.    We peel and chop the onions and the leek. We add the potatoes and keep browning them.
4.    We add the chopped mushrooms, salt and pepper and mix them very well.
5.    We beat the eggs with a little salt add then add them in the mixture. We fry them for 10 minutes in a medium temperature.
6.    We use a shallow plate to turn the omelette upside down and bake its both sides.

Authentic traditional recipe for a hut from the fathers on Mount Athos. Easy step-by-step recipe. Instructions: Boil the wheat, so that it does not become a porridge. Strain it and spread it on a clean towel to drain its water. Put in a pan all the ingredients (except for the powdered sugar) and mix them. Place them on a platter and press them over with a baking paper. Cover it with sugar. If koliva is for memorial, form a cross with cinnamon or almond or pomegranate seeds. If it is for the celebration of a saint, create the form of the saint with cinnamon or natural colors.