Yields about a dozen or more depending on the size.
Ingredients:
For the dough:
4 cups all purpose flour
1 1/2 cups warm water
1 tablespoon yeast
3/4 of a teaspoon of salt
3 tablespoons of olive oil
for the filling:
About 2 cups of crumbled feta cheese
1/4 cup fresh chopped parsley
1 small chopped onion (or half a big one)
- Mix the filling ingredients and set aside.
Mix all the dough ingredients together, cover and let the dough rest for about an hour in a warm place. Knead once. When it rises, roll the dough and flatten until it's medium thin. with a rounded cookie cutter (or a small drinking glass)cut the dough. Place about a small teaspoon inside each circle then bend the 4 sides and press on each corner to hold together. (Like the photo shows). Bake in a 350F oven for about 25 minutes or until golden on top.
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Really nice recipe, thanks for sharing!
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ReplyDeleteI love these pies. We have a very similar pastry in Turkey called 'pogaca'. It has almost the same ingredients. We usually stuff the cheese inside the dough and make little pockets. Although, I've seen the cheese on the outside too. This goes perfect with tea.
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I also make a similar recipe that a Palestinian friend gave me. These are SO good and your picture really does them justice.
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ReplyDeleteit looks very good, do u think if i fill it with meat (raw ) . it wil take the same time and tempreture . i tried a recipe(not yours ) with meat but i end up with very dry meat pies . any advice
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Salma, thanks for stopping by :) I'm glad you like my blog :) Well, you can use raw meat, it will cook fast and it will keep the dough moist too.Some people like to half cook the meat, you can do that too if you want.
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ReplyDeleteThese look perfect but I have one quick question. :)
You wrote:
Mix all the dough ingredients together, cover it and let it rest for about an hour in a warm place.
Do you just mix the ingredients together or do you have to knead the dough? How long should you knead for? Thanks!
Hello Anonymous,
ReplyDeleteYou can knead the dough once. In fact, I just added it to the recipe to make it more clear. Hope that was helpful :)
Hi,
ReplyDeleteHow many servings does this recipe make? Can't wait to try it out!