Mini Cheese Pies (Baby & Child Friendly)
These baby and child-friendly mini cheese pies are perfect as a snack, for breakfast and lunchboxes. So versatile! Ready in less than an hour, with a creamy cheese filling and a soft, rich crust, they are sure to please even the tiniest palates!
Ingredients
Dough Ingredients
- 1 cup olive oil
- 1 cup Greek yogurt strained
- 2 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- 1 egg (brushing)
Filling Ingredients
- ¾ cup feta cheese crumbled
- ¼ cup ricotta cheese
- 1 egg
- ½ teaspoon dried mint (optional)
Instructions
- In a bowl, add the yogurt and olive oil and mix together.
- Add the flour and baking powder and mix until you get a non sticky dough.
- Take the dough and roll flat using a rolling pin, with thickness of about 0.2 inches or 0.5 cm.
- Using a cookie cutter or a small plate, cut the dough into small circles about 2 inches or 5 cm diameter.
- For the filling, mix the cheese with one egg and optionally the dried mint.
- Add a heaped teaspoon of the filling in the middle of a circle piece of dough. Cover with another round piece.
- Using a fork, seal the mini pie all around by gently pressing.
- Continue with the rest of the mini cheese pies until all the dough is done.
- Place the cheese pies on a lined tray. Beat one egg with a tablespoon of water and brush the pies.
- Bake in a preheated oven to 375℉ / 190℃ for 30 minutes or until golden brown.
Notes
- For the cheese filling, you could use only feta cheese, or just ricotta or a mix of both.
- For the dough, you could use a vegetable oil of your choice instead of olive oil.
- For babies under 12 months, you should use a cheese low in sodium.
- Make sure you use strained Greek yogurt otherwise, you might need to add a couple of tablespoons of flour to the dough.
- Instead of dried mint, you could use a teaspoon of oregano.
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