Name: Half-moon cheese pies
Yield: Makes 12–14
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 45 ml/3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil; 225 g/8 oz/2 cups self-raising/self-rising flour; 90 g/3½ oz/scant ½ cup Greek strained plain yogurt; 15 g/½ oz/1 tbsp butter, melted; 15 ml/1 tbsp pine nuts, lightly toasted; 30 ml/2 tbsp chopped fresh mint leaves; vegetable oil, for greasing; 30 ml/2 tbsp milk; 150 g/5 oz feta cheese; 1 egg, plus 1 egg yolk for glazing

Preparation info

Makes
12–14

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Food & Cooking of Greece

By Rena Salaman

Published 2023

About

These delicious small pies, called skaltsounakia, always dazzle people and are a favourite at every meze table. In Crete, where they are very popular, there are several variations, including one with a filling of sautéed wild greens. Feta cheese, which is the star ingredient in the filling, is commonly found among the mezethes in Greece in one guise or another.