Greek style cheese puffs (kourou)

Name: Greek style cheese puffs (kourou)
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: South African
Ingredients: 425 gr all-purpose flour; 175 gr thick yogurt; 150 gr seed oil; 50 gr olive oil; 1 ts salt; 1 ts sugar; 1 ts baking powder; 1 ts vinegar; Sesame seeds to sprinkle; 1 egg yolk for brushing; 230 gr feta cheese crumbled; 1 fresh small sprig of each: thyme, oregano, mint; 1 TS fresh pepper; 1 TS thick yogurt

Marianna Christodoulou @The21Eats

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

This is a very typical breakfast you can find in almost every corner in Grease, as every neighborhood comes with its own bakery. This is a very easy recipe to make at home to enjoy as breakfast or even a snack, and it can be ready in under 40 min! #cheesepuffs #cheesepastry

Marianna Christodoulou @The21Eats

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

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Ingredients

40 min

4 people

425 grall-purpose flour
175 grthick yogurt
150 grseed oil
50 grolive oil
1ts salt
1ts sugar
1ts baking powder
1ts vinegar
Sesame seeds to sprinkle
1egg yolk for brushing
230 grfeta cheese crumbled
1fresh small sprig of each: thyme, oregano, mint
1TS fresh pepper
1TS thick yogurt

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Steps

40 min

1

For the dough
In a bowl, combine the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt in a bowl.
Add the vinegar, yogurt, olive oil and sunflower oil.
2

Mix with a spoon until all of the ingredients are completely combined and the mixture comes together nicely.
As soon as the dough starts to form, continue kneading by hand.
3

For the filling
In a bowl, add the feta and break it apart with a fork. Add the thyme, oregano and mint. Mix with a fork and add the pepper and yogurt to help keep the mixture together.
Mix.
4

To assemble
Preheat oven to 180* C (360* F) Fan.
Lightly knead the dough on a clean working surface. Do not knead for too long so that it doesn’t release any oil.
Cut the dough into 16 equal sized pieces.
5

Lay a sheet of parchment paper on your working surface and place a piece of dough on it.
Spread it out with your hands and then roll it out with a rolling pin until it is 10-13 cm in diameter.
Place 1 tablespoon of the filling in the center and brush the edges all the way around with water so that it can stick together when closed.
6

Fold the dough over, using the parchment paper to help you and press down on the edges with a fork to seal and form a little pie.
Repeat the same process until all of the pieces of dough are filled.
7

Brush the tops with an egg yolk and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
Bake for 15-20 minutes, until golden. When ready, remove from oven and serve.