Tiganites Tiropites

These little deep-fried cheese pastries, traditionally a Lenten dish, are cooked all over Greece. They are usually made with a simple olive oil pastry and are filled with a mixture of kefalotyri and feta cheeses, with eggs and mint.

You can use filo pastry but, if so, the pies are better baked rather than deepfried. Preheat the oven to 180°C/ 350°F/gas 4. Cut each filo shee