Brek Turkish Pasties
Delicious savoury pasties with a turkish twist! Great as a snack, a side for soups or salads or as a small meal on their own! there are two filling options, each makes enough for 8 pasties. The dough recipe is for 16 pasties, so if you want to make just e.g. 8 feta pasties, cut the dough recipe in half. Use the amount of flour listed only as a guideline as the amount of gluten will vary. You can use dried yeast instead of fresh if you prefer, just adjust the temperature of the dough accordingly and add the yeast with the flour. Recipe adapted from maku magazine.
Steps
To make dough: melt butter.
Add milk , sugar and salt.
Check the temperature and crumble yeast into the mixture.
Add eggs and egg whites , stir.
Gradually add flour.
Knead the dough for about five minutes or until it is smooth and elastic and starts to pull away from the edges of the bowl.
Cover and let rise for 30-60 minutes.
To make cheese filling: finely chop onion and garlic.
Heat oil in a pan and cook onion and garlic until softened.
Let cool.
Crumble feta in a bowl with a fork and mix all ingredients together into a paste.
To make ground beef filling: finely chop onion and garlic.
Heat oil in a pan and cook onion , garlic and ground beef until browned.
Add all remaining ingredients except for egg.
Check the taste: the filling should taste fairly strong and salty.
Let cool and finally mix in egg.
Preheat oven to 225c line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Oil the baking board and turn the dough on it.
Divide the dough in half and cut each half into 8 pieces'.
Ingredients
butter, milk, sugar, salt, fresh yeast, eggs, egg whites, all-purpose flour, onion, garlic clove, oil, feta cheese, egg, fresh parsley, fresh dill, plain yogurt, black pepper, ground beef, lemon juice, chili paste, ground paprika