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Tyropitakia Kourou Feta Hand Pies

Name: Tyropitakia Kourou Feta Hand Pies
Total time: 1 h 41 min
Yield: Makes 16 hand pies
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 500 g all-purpose flour, 4 cups; up to 5 cups (625 g) as needed; ½ tsp baking powder; ½ tsp salt; 1 pinch sugar; 170 g unsalted butter, cold and diced (3/4 cup); 180 ml full-fat Greek yogurt, 3/4 cup; 120 ml extra-virgin Greek olive oil, 1/2 cup; 60 ml canola oil, 1/4 cup; 1 tbsp kefalotyri or Parmigiano, grated; 225 g Greek feta, crumbled; 1 tbsp Greek yogurt; 1 tbsp kefalotyri or Romano, grated; 1 large egg, lightly beaten; 2 tbsp fresh mint, finely chopped; freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 1 large egg; 1 tsp milk; 90 g sesame seeds, 1/2 to 3/4 cup; 1 tsp nigella seeds

Crumbly, buttery short-crust half-moons enclosing tangy feta with mint, glazed and crusted with sesame and nigella. The dry, tender pastry is the hallmark of kourou cheese pies, sold in Athens bakeries.

YieldMakes 16 hand pies
Hands-on50 min
Total1 h 41 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

Pastry

500 gall-purpose flour, 4 cups; up to 5 cups (625 g) as needed
½ tspbaking powder
½ tspsalt
1 pinchsugar
170 gunsalted butter, cold and diced (3/4 cup)
180 mlfull-fat Greek yogurt, 3/4 cup
120 mlextra-virgin Greek olive oil, 1/2 cup
60 mlcanola oil, 1/4 cup
1 tbspkefalotyri or Parmigiano, grated

Filling

225 gGreek feta, crumbled
1 tbspGreek yogurt
1 tbspkefalotyri or Romano, grated
1large egg, lightly beaten
2 tbspfresh mint, finely chopped
to tastefreshly ground black pepper

Glaze

1large egg
1 tspmilk
90 gsesame seeds, 1/2 to 3/4 cup
1 tspnigella seeds

Diet

Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
Mediterranean

Contains

Gluten
Dairy
Egg
Sesame
Goat, sheep, buffalo or camel milk
Birds' eggs (any)
Nigella (black cumin, kalonji)
Wheat
Corn (maize)
Olive
Cabbage family (any)
Mint
Black and white pepper
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
Tyramine
Lactose
FODMAPs (any)

Taste

Sour / bright
Salty
Umami / savory
Bitter
Richness / fat
Herbal / fresh
Aromatic spice

Texture

Crisp

Equipment

Oven
Food processor

Season

Any season

Occasion

Weekend project
Entertaining

Effort

45–90 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 3
Make-ahead friendly
Leftovers-friendly
Kid-friendly

Nutrition

Calories: high
Protein: moderate
Carbs: high
Fat: high
Fiber: moderate
Sodium: moderate

Budget

Budget: moderate

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