Hey everyone, hope you’re having an amazing day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a distinctive dish, shortcrust pastry cheese pies. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
Jamie shows you the perfect recipe for making shortcrust pastry at home. You can even add some cheese for an extra kick of. Probably the most useful and versatile pastry, shortcrust is a crumbly pastry that is ideal for both sweet and savoury pies and tarts.
Shortcrust pastry cheese pies is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They are fine and they look wonderful. Shortcrust pastry cheese pies is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook shortcrust pastry cheese pies using 7 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Shortcrust pastry cheese pies:
- Prepare 2 cups flour
- Prepare 10 g fresh yeast
- Get 1/2 cup yoghurt
- Prepare 3/4 cup olive oil
- Get 1/2 tsp sugar, salt
- Take 250 g crumbled feta cheese
- Prepare 1 egg yolk, beaten
Shortcrust pastry can be used to make both sweet and savory pies such as apple pie, quiche, lemon meringue or chicken pie. Sift the flour and salt into a dish or food processor. Cut the butter into cubes and add to the bowl or food processor. If using a food processor, pulse the butter and flour together until the mix resembles fine breadcrumbs.
Instructions to make Shortcrust pastry cheese pies:
- Leave the yoghurt out of the fridge until it reaches room temperature. Dissolve the yeast and the sugar in a little tepid water and set it aside to rise, covered. Sift the flour in a bowl and make a well in the middle.
1. Add the yeast, the yoghurt, the salt and the oil. - Knead and then set the dough aside in a warm place
- Until it doubles.
- Then, divide it into 4 balls which you press by hand into a round, thick filo sheet.
- Distribute the feta cheese to the 4 filo sheets
- And fold the pies in the middle. Press the edges well to seal.
- Spread them out in a baking tray brushed with oil leaving a gap between them and set them aside for about 20 minutes. Brush them on top with the egg yolk and bake in a moderate preheated oven, until golden brown.
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