Authentic home cooking from Greece, with US measurements.

Originally published on Cookpad Greece as Παραδοσιακή τυρόπιτα Μάνης

Traditional Mani Cheese Pie (Tyropita Manis)

Name: Traditional Mani Cheese Pie (Tyropita Manis)
Total time: 5400 s
Yield: 14 pieces
Ingredients: 3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour (about 400 grams); 1 cup Greek yogurt, strained (about 250 grams); 1/3 cup olive oil (about 80 grams); 2 teaspoons salt; 2 cups unsalted sfela cheese or feta, grated (about 300 grams); 1 1/3 cups ricotta cheese, grated (about 200 grams); 1/4 cup fresh dill, chopped (about 30 grams); 3 eggs; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 3 1/2 tablespoons milk (about 50 grams)

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This recipe and method come from my dear friend Vasiliki, from Neochori in Western Mani. This cheese pie is made during Cheese Week and at Easter. The cheese traditionally used is a local variety called sfela. Alternatively, you can use feta. The ingredients are for a 14.5-inch (37 cm) baking pan.

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Ingredients

1 hour and 30 minutes

14 pieces

For the dough
3 1/3 cupsall-purpose flour (about 400 grams)
1 cupGreek yogurt, strained (about 250 grams)
1/3 cupolive oil (about 80 grams)
2 teaspoonssalt
For the filling
2 cupsunsalted sfela cheese or feta, grated (about 300 grams)
1 1/3 cupsricotta cheese, grated (about 200 grams)
1/4 cupfresh dill, chopped (about 30 grams)
3eggs
3 tablespoonsolive oil
3 1/2 tablespoonsmilk (about 50 grams)

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Steps

1 hour and 30 minutes

1

Start with the dough. Add all the ingredients and knead well until you have a smooth, elastic dough.
2

For the filling, place all the ingredients except the eggs in a bowl. Mix well. Beat the eggs separately, then add them to the rest of the filling ingredients and mix again.
3

Roll out one sheet of dough with a rolling pin. Grease your baking pan and place the dough sheet in the pan.
4

Spread the filling evenly in the pan to make a very thin layer.
5

Fold any excess dough over the filling toward the inside. Brush the top of the pie generously with olive oil.
6

Bake in a preheated oven at 350°F (180°C) for about 40 minutes, until the pie is evenly golden brown.
7

Enjoy!

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Published in the US on August 15, 2025 14:01

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Αγαπώ την μαγειρική και το καλό σπιτικό φαγητό!Μου αρέσουν οι πρωτότυπες συνταγές και οι εναλλακτικές προτάσεις μαγειρέματος και υλικών. Η δημιουργικότητα και η φαντασία άλλωστε είναι το κλειδί στην μαγειρική. Ελπίζω να απολαύσετε τις συνταγές μου!Με αγάπη,Φαιη🇬🇷