Pastry with Dill and Carrot Recipe

Here is a different pastry recipe. It contains dill and carrot and the interesting thing for the pastry is that you will knead the dough with the carrot and dill at the same time. They are in the dough. And also there is feta for the filling.

Ingredients;

For the dough;

• 2 eggs (one of the egg yolks is for the top),
• 100 grams butter (at the room temperature),
• 1 teaspoon of warm milk (110 ml.),
• 1,5 coffee spoons of granulated sugar,
• 1,5 coffee spoons of salt
• 1 coffee spoon of instant yeast,
• 1 grated in small pieces carrot,
• A half bunch dill (finely chopped),
• 3,5 cups of all purpose flour (the cup is 200 ml.).

For the filling;

• Feta or curd cheese.

For the top;

• 1 egg yolk.

Process of Pastry with Dill and Carrot Recipe

Firstly, mix the butter, egg, warm milk, salt, sugar and yeast into a deep bowl by using your hand until it gets creamy.
Add the flour slowly and knead.
Get a soft but not sticky dough.
Cover the dough and leave it to rise for 1 hour.

Add the grated carrot and chopped dill in the dough and knead it again (If needed, you can add 1 tablespoon of flour).
Take egg size pieces from the dough and roll them in your palm.
Make the pieces large rounds on a lightly floured surface by using your finger tips.
Place some filling in the centre of the dough and fold the dough in half, enclosing the filling, and press the edges together firmly and make an oval shaped pastry.
Place the shaped pastries on a baking sheet in to a tray by placing the closed edges underneath.

Brush the egg yolk on them and leave them to rise in the tray before baking for 15 or 20 minutes.
Then bake cheese pastries with dill and carrot in the preheated oven at 180°C until they get golden brown.

After baking, serve hot.

This recipe is for 13 pastries.

Give this pastry recipe a try.