Tyropita (cheese pie)
Tyropita (cheese pie)
Pies
DESCRIPTION
There’s something magical in our traditional recipes which makes them unique. With the merest of ingredients, you can have a feast with a plethora of culinary offerings. How is this even possible? It seems that the love and care given to preparing dishes also help them proliferate. So it happens with our cheese pie!
The more you share it, the more it grows and is available. Cheese pie includes minimal ingredients. What makes it unique, though, is its distinct method, exceptional and Trikalian in every way!
INGREDIENTS
For the dough
1kg flour
Water as much as needed
Some vinegar
Salt
For the filling
1kg feta cheese
3 eggs
3 to 4 tablespoons of olive oil
Some pepper
METHOD
For the dough
Add the flour and the salt in a basin. Make a hole in the middle and add some vinegar and the water while kneading. We should get soft and even dough. Split into 12 equal parts and let it rest for 30 minutes.
For the filling
Squash the feta in a bowl. Beat the eggs and add them to the cheese along with the olive oil and the pepper.
For the pie
Roll 12 layers of filo, oil them up and overlay 3 of them in an oiled tray. Position them so the edges overlap the tray, to create “kothro” (crust). Add some filling and then overlay a layer of filo. Repeat the same procedure until you run out our filling (use 5 more layers of filo). Put the remaining 3 layers of filo on top, oiling each up in the process. Add olive oil on top and score the pie. Bake in a pre-heated oven for about an hour at 180°C.
