Cheese Pies

Ingredients:

  • Puff pastry (homemade or frozen from the store [If you buy frozen, leave it at room temperature for 2 hours.])
  • 1 pound crumbled Greek feta cheese
  • ½ pound grated kefalograviera cheese (sharp Greek cheese)
  • ½ pound cottage cheese
  • ½ pound cream cheese
  • 2 eggs for the filling + (1 egg for the egg wash optional)
  • 1 tablespoon dried mint
  • 3 ounces Dimitri Extra Virgin Olive Oil (DEVOO)
  • Pepper to taste

Directions:

  1. If you purchased frozen puff pastry leave it at room temperature for 2 hours before the following.
  2. Preheat oven to 400°F
  3. Cut the puff pastry into squares.
  4. In a bowl combine the crumbled Greek feta cheese, add the grated Greek Kefalograviera cheese, add the cottage cheese, add the cream cheese and the 2 eggs beaten and blend them together. Add the dried mint and pepper to taste.
  5. Layer a pan with parchment paper.
  6. Put 1 teaspoon of the cheese mixture at the center of the square puff pastry and close to shape a triangle. Press the edges with a fork to seal. Brush with Dimitri extra virgin olive oil or (with egg wash – beat the egg yolk with 2 teaspoons of water)
  7. Bake at 400°F for 20 to 25 minutes until golden.