Cheese patties

AUTHOR
Benton Mccarty
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
5 1
COOK TIME
45 mins
TOTAL TIME
45 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 6
  • 2 round leaves Fillo dough (approx. 330 g; à approx. 56 cm Ø)
  • 2 TABLESPOONS Flour
  • 2 tablespoons (30 g) + 80 g butter
  • 1/4 l Milk
  • 150 g Sheep or feta cheese
  • 200 g Kefalotiri cheese (Greek Hard cheese made from sheep's or goat's milk; alternatively Gruyère or Pecorino)
  • 7-10 Tbsp Pepper, nutmeg
  • 7-10 Tbsp Mint and rosemary

Directions

  1. 1

    Unfold the dough sheets and wrap them in a damp tea towel. Fry the flour in 2 tbsp. hot butter until light yellow. Stir in milk and simmer for 2-3 minutes while stirring. Set aside. Mash sheep's cheese finely with a fork, grate remaining cheese finely. Stir the whole cheese into the sauce. Season to taste

  2. 2

    Melt 80 g butter. Spread 6 tartlet cups (each approx. 11 cm Ø) with some butter. Spread the remaining butter on the dough sheets and cut them into 12 pieces each. Put 2 pieces of dough in 1 mould in opposite directions. Spread the cheese mixture on top. Place 2 pieces of dough on top of each other in opposite directions. Cover the ramekins with the dough, cut off the edges

  3. 3

    Bake in the preheated oven (electric oven: 200 °C/recirculating air: 175 °C/gas: level 3) for 12-15 minutes until golden brown. Garnish with mint and rosemary

  4. 4

    Drink: cool Greek white wine, e.g. Chalkidiki

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
580 kcal
CARBS
45 g
FATS
32 g
PROTEINS
23 g

Categories & Tags

Main DishesSalad