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Tiropitakia Kourou
Tiropitakia Kourou are Greek shortbread cheese pies hailing from Greece’s northern region of Macedonia. The pastry is enhanced with yoghurt - giving it a slight tart or tangy flavour.
Prep Time
30 mins
Cook Time
30 mins
Additional Time
30 mins
Total Time
1 hr 30 mins
Servings: 25 pies
Calories: 189 kcal
Course:
Appetizer
Cuisine:
Greek
Ingredients
For the Dough:
- 3 cups plain flour sifted
- 2 teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup olive oil
- ½ cup butter melted
- ½ cup Greek yogurt
- 1 egg yolk
For The Filling:
- 2 eggs lightly beaten
- 250 grams feta cheese crumbled, can substitute with goats cheese
- 1 cup kasseri cheese or Gruyere cheese
- 3 tbsps single cream
Instructions
- To make the pastry place all the ingredients in a food processor until the mixture forms a ball. Cover in plastic wrap and let it rest in the fridge for half an hour.
- Once the dough has rested, remove it from the refrigerator and roll it out to about 3 mm thick and cut out rounds using a 12cm cookie cutter.
- Lightly mix the filling ingredients in another bowl and proceed to place 1 tablespoon of filling in each round.
- Fold each round in half and seal the edges with a fork to achieve a nice crimped edge.
- Place the pies onto a baking tray, brush with egg wash and place in a preheated 180 deg C oven for about 25-30 mins (depending on how your oven works!)
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Nutrition Information
Serving
1pie
Calories
189kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
12g
(4%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
13g
(20%)
Saturated Fat
6g
(30%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 25pies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 189
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1pie | |
| Calories | 189kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 12g | 4% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 13g | 20% |
| Saturated Fat | 6g | 30% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.