Cretan Small Cheese Pies (kalitsounia Kritis)

Total Time: 23 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 3 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 24
• 3 cups flour
• salt
• water
• 1 lb unsalted cheese (cottage cheese, for example)
• 2 tablespoons mint
• 1 egg
• 5 tablespoons sugar
• 1 cup olive oil (for frying)

Recipe

• 1 put the flour in a bowl and blend in some salt and water to form a thick dough.
• 2 roll out the dough on a lightly floured board and cut into round shapes with a pastry cutter or drinking glass.
• 3 place the cheese, egg and finely chopped mint in a bowl and mix together.
• 4 place a teaspoon of the mixture into the middle of each round shaped pastry.
• 5 fold half of the pastry over the filling, pressing the open ends of a fork along the folded end of the pie.
• 6 heat the olive oil over a medium heat and fry the pies until they are a golden colour.
• 7 place the pies on a serving plate, sprinkle with sugar and serve.