These super flaky feta cheese puff pastries with leeks and dill are so easy and so good! They are a great quick-and-easy appetizer that will disappear within minutes from your table. Great as a dinner option with a salad or grilled veggies on the side.
I love all things cheese it was not hard to come up with these beautiful feta cheese puff pastries. They are super easy with few ingredients and can be ready to serve in 40 min.
1. Preheat the oven to 375 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a skillet heat 1 tbsp olive oil. Add the leeks and sauté for 1-2 min, until they are fragrant and soft. Make sure they don’t get any color. Remove from heat and set aside.
2. In a large bowl add the feta, eggs dill, freshly ground pepper, and 3 tbs olive oil. With a fork press down and break feta and mix everything together well.
2. Add the leeks to the cheese mixture. Gently mix everything well together.
3. Add 2-3 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil.
5. Lay the pastry sheets flat on a clean, floured surface. Gently roll the sheets out to stretch slightly.
6. Cut each sheet into 16 squares.
7. For each sheet, layer about 1 tbsp of the cheese filling on 8 of the squares, leaving a 1/4 inch border around the edges.
8. Lay the remaining 9 squares over the filling and seal the edges by crimping with the back of a fork.
9. Place the squares on the prepared baking sheet and brush the tops with beaten egg.
10. Sprinkle with sesame all over. Transfer to the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
More Greek pastry please!
If you liked this recipe try the cheese pie – Tiropita, the most popular pie in Greece. A very easy and fabulous pie is is the traditional Greek pie with pastourma & kasseri, it is truly delicious and perfect as an appetizer for your dinner parties. The spinach pie – spanakopita, is a true winner and will leave everyone satisfied.
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Feta Cheese puff pastries with leeks & dill
Equipment
- Medium skillet
- Rimmed baking sheet
- Parchment paper
Ingredients
- 3 sheets puff pastry thawed
- 1.7 lbs Feta cheese
- 2 leeks halved and sliced, whites and light green parts only
- 2 eggs
- 1 handful dill roughly chopped
- 4 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
- 1 egg beaten for the egg wash
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a skillet heat 1 tbs olive oil. Add the leeks and saute for 1-2 min, until they are fragrant and soft. Make sure they don't get any color. Remove from heat and set aside.
- In a large bowl add the feta, eggs dill, freshly ground pepper and 3 tbs olive oil. With a fork press down and break feta and mix everything together well.
- Add the leeks to the cheese mixture. Gently mix everything well together.
- Lay the pastry sheets flat on a clean, floured surface. Gently roll the sheets out to stretch slightly. Cut each sheet into 16 squares.
- In each sheet, layer 1 tbsp of the cheese filling on 8 of the squares, leaving a 1/4 inch border around the edges. Lay the remaining 8 squares over the filling and seal the edges by crimping with the back of a fork.
- Place the squares on the prepared baking sheet and brush the tops with beaten egg. Sprinkle with sesame all over. Transfer to the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.