Small, curled cheese pies

Posted on 2 May 202215 May 2023

by Margarita

Posted in PiesRecipes

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Small, curled cheese pies

These cheese pies are based on the classic traditional recipe of Kythnos island, "pitaro.” I’ve devised a recipe that entails different types of cheeses, as it is difficult to find the traditional Kythnos crumb all year round. I also like to call this recipe "almost pitaro.”

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Prep Time 45 minutes mins

Cook Time 30 minutes mins

Course Appetizer, Pies

Cuisine Greek, Mediterranean

Servings 3 people

Ingredients  

Ingredients for the dough

• 500 g flour (all-purpose)
• 1 dry yeast (8g)
• 1 teacup whole milk hot (up to 100° C)
• 50 g melted butter or seed oil (1 cup of espresso)
• 1 egg
• 1 tbsp granulated sugar

Filling ingredients

• 200 g feta cheese
• 100 g ricotta cheese
• 100 g cottage cheese (preferably Flair)
• 1-2 eggs
• Pepper (freshly ground)

Basting ingredients

• 1 egg
• Somecold water

Instructions 

Execution for the dough

• Put the flour in a large bowl and form a hole in the middle in which you pour the yeast and sugar and mix. Open a hole in the middle again, add the hot milk, and stir. Add the butter / seed oil and the egg and mix all the ingredients in the middle, without disturbing the flour around the bowl.
• After mixing the liquids well, mix the whole mixture together until it is homogenized and becomes a soft dough.
• Place the dough in a clean bowl and cover with a kitchen towel, letting the mixture rest for at least 30 minutes.

Execution for the filling

• Put all the ingredients in a bowl and mix until smooth.

Execution for the cheese pies

• Divide the dough into 6-7 balls and spread them one by one with the rolling pin, making them as thin as possible. Spread them more with your hands to make them even thinner.
• At one end, put as much filling as you want with a spoon, wrap the cheese pie in a roll, and twist it into a snail shape.
• Place the cheese pies on a baking dish lined with parchment paper.
• Beat the egg with the cold water, grease the cheese pies with a brush, and bake them on fan mode for 30 minutes at 180 ° C in a preheated oven.

Notes

Kythnos crumb is a granular fresh cheese that is enjoyed plain or in a salad. If you are on the island, look for it!

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