This is a recipe for small Greek cheese pies (Tiropitakia). There are many, many varieties of cheese pies in Greece and the recipe here is for delicious small pies that can be eaten as a snack, a side dish or part of a buffet.
Ingredients
For the Dough
1kg all-purpose flour
50g fresh yeast
1 level tbsp. salt
1 tsp salt
Tepid water
For the Filling
1kg anthotiro cheese - crumbled
2 tbsp melted butter
1 tbsp smoked paprika
1 tbsp dried basil
For the Eggwash
2 egg yolks
1 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp water
200g butter cut into small cubes
Preparation
Dissolve the
yeast and sugar in 200ml tepid water.
Put the
flour in a large mixing bowl and make a well in the centre.
Add the
water with the yeast and sugar gradually and mix gradually with the flour.
Cover the
bowl with cling film and leave in a warm place for 30 min.
Add the salt
to the dough and enough tepid water to make a pliable dough.
Knead the
dough well, cover with cling film and leave in a warm place for at least 1 hour,
until it has doubled in size.
While you
are waiting for the dough, prepare the filling - lightly mix the crumbled
anthotiro cheese with the melted butter, smoked paprika and basil.
Make a ball
from the dough approx. the size of a medium orange and leave the remainder of
the dough covered.
On a floured
surface roll out the dough ball into a circle with a diameter of 20cm.
Divide the
circle into 6 sections as if cutting a pizza.
Brush the dough with melted butter and add a tbsp. of the filling to each of the wide ends of the triangular sections.
Fold the
dough over the filling and keep rolling the dough towards the point of the
triangle.
Place the 6
pies in a large shallow oven dish with the ‘point’ at the bottom (so it doesn’t
open when it swells in the oven). Leave 3cm space between each pie.
Repeat the
process with the remaining dough and filling – you will probably need 2 oven
dishes.
Place the
butter cubes between the small pies.
Make the
eggwash by whisking the egg yolk well with the olive oil and water and then
brush the tops of the pies with it.
Bake in a
preheated oven at 180 degrees Celsius (moderate) for about 45 min until they are golden brown.
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Eat and Enjoy!
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