Feta and Olive Turnovers
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Recipe type: Entree, Appetiser
Serves: 16-20 pieces
 
Turnovers that are crisp, salty and flavorful. Made with no puff pastry for once.You can change the filling and play with its ingredients. A keeper for sure.
Ingredients
For the Dough:
  • 2½ Cups All Purpose Flour
  • 1 tbsp Dry Yeast
  • ½ Cup Vegetable Oil
  • 2 tbsp White Sugar
  • ½ Cup warm Water
For the Filling:
  • ½ Cup Olives – Pitted and halved
  • 1½ Cup crumbled Feta Cheese
  • ¾ Cup Whipping Cream (Heavy Cream)
  • ¾ Cup Grated Cheese
  • ½ tsp Dry Oregano
For the Topping:
  • 1 Egg – beaten
  • Sesame Seeds
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350F (180C)
  2. Mix the dough ingredients all together until they form a nice flexible dough. Set aside in a warm place and cover. Let the dough rest for about 30 minutes (it will not rise so don’t worry).
  3. In a separate bowl, mix all filling ingredients.
  4. After 30 minutes, flatten the dough using a dough roller into a square sized about 14 ½ Inch X 14 ½ Inch (36cm X 36cm).
  5. Cut the dough into squares in the desired size. Normally toy will have 16-20 squares.
  6. Place 1 tsp of filling on the center of each square and fold in two into a triangle.
  7. Tighten the edges with your fingers to avoid the spilling and leaking of the filling while baking.
  8. Place the ready triangles on a baking pan lined with parchment paper.
  9. Brush each turnover with egg and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
  10. Place in the preheated oven for 35 minutes until light brown.
Recipe by Maya`s Kitchen at https://www.mayaskitchen.info/2012/10/11/feta-and-olive-turnovers/