Deep-fried pastry with cheese filling.

Name: Deep-fried pastry with cheese filling (Pastel de feira de queijo)
Cuisine: Brazilian
Ingredients: 1 quantity of pastel pastry; 200 g/7 oz/2 cups grated (shredded) mozzarella; Brazilian-style Salsa, Worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce, ketchup or chutney, to serve; Brazilian-style Salsa, Worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce, ketchup or chutney, to serve; Brazilian-style Salsa, Worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce, ketchup or chutney, to serve; Brazilian-style Salsa, Worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce, ketchup or chutney, to serve; Brazilian-style Salsa, Worcestershire sauce, hot pepper sauce, ketchup or chutney, to serve

Pastel de feira de queijo

Preparation info

Makes
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Food and Cooking of Brazil

By Fernando Farah

Published 2011

About

Mozzarella cheese is another classic pastel filling, its soft stretchy texture contrasting beautifully with the deep-fried crisp pastry dough. You could also try a pizza-like version with cheese, chopped tomatoes and fresh oregano.

Ingredients

1 quantity of pastel pastry

Americas
Brazil
Pastry
Snack
Starter

Method

1 Place six pastry rectangles on a floured surface and lightly brush the edges with water.

2 Put a heaped tablespoonful of grated cheese in the centre of one half of each rectangle, and fold the other half over it. If using a harder cheese, cut a slice about 4cm/1½in squar