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Cheese Fatayer

Name: How to cook Cheese Fatayer - cookcic.com
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 10 servings
Cuisine: Us

Introduce

Chef :

Sabrina Yasmin

Cheese Fatayer

#CookClick Fatayer is a famous middle eastern snack which is undoubtedly scrumptious and very popular. Fatayer can be stuffed with a lot of different fillings like feta cheese ,minced lamb or chicken. Here is the cheese version of Fatayer.

Ingredient

Food ration :

10 servings

Cooking time :

20 minutes

4 cups

All purpose flour

1 tsp

Dry yeast

2 tsp

Sugar

1/2 tsp

Salt

2 tsp

Soft butter

1/2 cup

warm Milk

As Required

Warm water to make the dough

1 cup

Feta cheese or as required to stuff the fatayer

1 bunch

chopped Parsley

Few

Mint leaves chopped

1/2 tsp

oregano or thyme

As required

Milk to brush the fatayer

1 tsp

oil to rub the dough

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

In 1/2 cup of warm milk add sugar and yeast and keep for 8-10 minutes to activate.

* Step 2

In a big mixing bowl pour the flour. Add salt and butter and mix.

* Step 3

Make a hole in the centre of the flour and pour the broomed yeast.

* Step 4

Mix slowly with a spatula to incorporate.

* Step 5

Now slowly add warm water to make a soft dough.

* Step 6

Rub some oil to the dough and cover it.

* Step 7

Keep aside in a warm place for about 2 hour or till dough becomes double in size.

* Step 8

Meanwhile prepare the filling by combining chopped parsley, mint and oregano/thyme with feta cheese.

* Step 9

After 2 hours or when the dough becomes double in size take out in a work place or kitchen platform and knead well by stretching and folding method.Knead for atleast 10 minutes.

* Step 10

Divide the dough in half. Take the first half and roll into a rectangle.

* Step 11

Spread half of the filling in the rectangle then roll to form a log.

* Step 12

Cut the log into 1.5 to 2 inches pieces, or less according to your desire. Then brush with milk.

* Step 13

Using a wooden stick, or back side of your laddle, make an indentation in the middle of each piece. This is necessary to give the shape I like. You can make other shape also.