Halloumi Bourekia

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 450 g plain flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 240 ml cold water
• 5 ml lemon juice
• 50 g clarified butter
• 225 g margarine or 225 g butter
• 450 g halloumi cheese
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1 teaspoon finely chopped parsley or 1 teaspoon mint
• 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
• salt

Recipe

• 1 cheese filling: mix all the ingredients together, taste and adjust seasoning, if necessary.
• 2 dough: sift the flour and salt into a large bowl.
• 3 make a well in the centre, add the water and lemon juice and mix thoroughly with a wooden spoon.
• 4 add the melted fat and knead for about 10 minutes or until smooth.
• 5 shape the dough into 1 large ball, cover with a damp cloth and leave for 30 minutes.
• 6 lightly flour your working surface and roll out the dough until 0.
• 7 5cm thick.
• 8 put the block of margarine or butter in the middle of the sheet of dough and fold the pastry over the fat so that it is completely enclosed.
• 9 with a well floured rolling pin, flatten the dough to a 1cm thickness.
• 10 fold the dough in half and refrigerate for 10 minutes.
• 11 roll out the dough again on the floured surface to 0.
• 12 5cm thickness.
• 13 fold in half and refrigerate for a further 10 minutes.
• 14 keeping the work surface well floured, roll the dough out once more as thinly as possible.
• 15 cut into 7.
• 16 5cm-10cm squares or circles.
• 17 put 5-10ml of filling in one half of each shape.
• 18 dampen the edges with cold water and fold over to make rectangles or semi circles.
• 19 seal the edges with your fingertips or a fork.
• 20 arrange on a greased baking tray with a little beaten egg.
• 21 bake in a 180°c (350°f) mark 4 oven for 20-30 minutes or until puffed or golden brown.