Iraqi cheese pies (Cheese chureck)

Iraqi cheese pies (Cheese chureck)

4.6 32 ratings

Prep. 30 min

Total 1 h 40 min

12 pieces

Ingredients

Dough

water
50 g
salted butter cut into pieces, plus extra for greasing
170 g
milk
180 g
white sugar
2 tsp
dried instant yeast
3 tsp
eggs
2
plain flour plus extra for dusting
650 g
salt
1 tsp

Cheese filling

feta cheese cut into cubes (2 cm)
200 g
haloumi cut into cubes (2 cm)
180 g
mozzarella cut into cubes (2 cm)
250 g

Assembly

water for sealing
egg
1
sesame seeds
1 tbsp

Difficulty

medium

Nutrition per 1 piece

Sodium 1059.4 mg

Protein 19.9 g

Calories 2062.9 kJ / 491.2 kcal

Fat 26.2 g

Fibre 2.4 g

Saturated Fat 15.9 g

Carbohydrates 42.8 g

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