Many people love such a dish as chebureks. The standard filling for them is meat, but over time there was a choice, they can be cooked with mushrooms, ham, tomatoes and even potatoes. In this article we will consider several recipes on how to cook pasties with cheese and herbs. This filling is gaining more and more popularity, because the ingredients not only combine perfectly, but also give the dish an amazing taste.
Chebureks with cheese and herbs: recipe
List of products that you will need:
- A glass of hot water, namely boiling water.
- Three tablespoons of sunflower oil.
- 0.5 kg of flour.
- 3-4 grams of salt.
- Three hundred grams of hard cheese.
- Greens.
Chebureks with cheese and herbs: step by step cooking:
- First you need to knead the dough, for this in a separate bowl mix oil and water.
- A third of the flour is poured into a deep container, mixed with salt and the prepared liquid is gently poured. Gradually add the rest of the flour, while constantly stirring so that there are no lumps.
- After the dough has been kneaded, it is covered with polyethylene and left for half an hour.
- For the filling, the cheese is ground on a coarse grater and finely chopped greens are added.
- The dough is divided in half and a tourniquet is twisted from each part. It is cut into small pieces and made round cakes, the thickness of which should be no more than two millimeters.
- The filling is laid on one part of the flour cake, the second is covered and the edges are joined. So that they are tightly fastened, you must gently press down with a fork.
- Chebureks are spread in the heated oil and fried on each side for about a minute.
Chebureks with Adyghe cheese and herbs
For this recipe, you can buy one pack of puff yeast-free dough. And also need such products:
- three hundred grams of Adyghe cheese;
- greens (cilantro);
- a couple of cloves of garlic;
- one raw egg.
Step-by-step preparation of pasties with cheese and herbs.
- Grate cheese and mix with chopped garlic and herbs, salt a little and add spices.
- Roll out the finished dough, grease the edges with a beaten egg.
- On one side, closer to the middle, lay the filling, cover with a free edge and press down with a fork.
If you do not want to use the finished dough, you can cook it yourself, the recipe for the pastry for pasties with cheese and herbs is presented in this article below.
Kefir dough
For one glass of the main ingredient you will need:
- 400-500 grams of flour;
- half a teaspoon of salt;
- one raw egg.
Kneading Dough:
- The fermented milk product is poured into a deep bowl, hammered in an egg, add salt and mix thoroughly.
- Flour should be added gradually, while stirring constantly.
- When the dough becomes thick, put it on the table and continue to knead well.
- A sign of readiness - it should not stick to your hands.
- Wrap it in cling film and put in the refrigerator for an hour.
Useful Tips
- For cooking use only fresh products.
- The dough should be rolled as thin as possible.
- To have a beautiful golden brown crust on pasties, you can use a deep fryer for frying.
- The edges must be tightly clamped so that the filling does not remain in the pan.
- Ideal for filling, if the cheese retains a solid and viscous structure, so it is best to use such varieties - Poshekhonsky, Suluguni or Kostroma. You can also take a few cheeses and mix them.
- Greens can be added any to your taste.
These simple recipes will help pamper delicious pasties not only relatives, but also guests.