Mrs Lenias Halloumi pies

Stephania Mitsides

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Preparation Time:

60 min

Cooking Time:

45 min

Category:Breads & Doughs

Made with

Village Flour 1Kg

Plain Flour 1Kg

Ingredients

2 village Halloumi (hard), cut into 2cm. cubes
1 kg flour Mitsides Village flour(minus 1 glass)
1 cup Mitsides Plain flour
2-3 glasses of water
¼ cup sunflower oil
½ tsp salt
½ teaspoon sugar
1 tablespoon dry yeast
1 tablespoon dried mint
½ teaspoon mastic
½ teaspoon mahleb

Method

1. In a large bowl mix the flour with the yeast, salt, sugar, mastic and mahleb. With your hands, form a hole in the mix, put the oil and water and knead. If you see that your dough sticks to the fingers you can add a little more flour.
2. Add the halloumi and mint and knead again. Shape into balls in the size of a big orange, and line on a baking tray. Push balls gently with your palm, cover and leave to rest for 1 hour.
3. Preheat the oven to 180⁰C. Bake halloumi pies for about about 45 minutes