One of my favorite types of Greek pastry dough is this savory kourou. It is based in yogurt and olive oil with a bit of grated cheese in it. The dough comes together in nearly five minutes. And of course you can fill them with anything you like.

I filled these with feta, kasseri & halloumi cheeses.

Now, if you want to create a sweet dough, I suggest omitting the cheese & adding a tbsp of sugar to it instead. Sky’s the limit!

Ingredients:

Dough
1 1/2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp grated mizithra cheese (I used pecorino)
1/4 cup Greek yogurt
1/4 cup sunflower oil
2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
1 tbsp apple cider or red wine vinegar

Filling:

1 cup feta cheese (crumbled by hand)
2 tbsp Greek yogurt
1/2 cup any other cheese (kasseri & halloumi)
A drizzle of extra virgin olive oil
1/4 tsp black pepper
fresh or dry herbs (I used dry savory, oregano & thyme)

Directions:

Mix all of the dough ingredients by hand just to combine. Let it rest while you make the filling.

In another bowl, mix the filling.

Divide the dough into 8 pieces. Roll each one out on a lightly floured surface and place a heaping tsp of filling in it. Fold over the kourou pastry dough & crimp with a fork. Brush with a little egg wash and sprinkle sesame seeds if you like.

Bake at 350 F for an hour or until golden brown. The moment they were golden brown and ready, the whole apartment was filled with their aroma!

Let me know if you try this!

Kali Oreksi!