Fatayer Recipe

• For Pastry
• 80 g Butter (melted)
• 1/3 cup Olive Oil
• ¼ cup Water
• 2 cups Plain Flour
• 1 Egg (lightly beaten)
• Butter (for greasing)
  
  For Cheese Filling
• 1 cup Feta Cheese (grated)
• 1 cup White Creamed Cheese
• 2 tbsp Parsley (chopped)
• 1 tsp Lemon Juice

• Combine feta cheese, white creamed cheese, parsley and lemon juice in a bowl and mix well. Keep aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, mix butter, olive oil and water.
• Add flour, one tablespoon at a time, stirring to form a smooth paste.
• Continue to add the flour until a soft dough is formed.
• Knead the dough well, cover and refrigerate for 1 hour.
• Divide the dough in half.
• Roll each half between sheets of cling foil, until very thin.
• Using a cutter or a teacup, cut out circles from the rolled out pastry.
• Place one teaspoon of the filling into the center of each circle.
• Fold each circle and pinch the edges together to seal.
• Grease an oven tray with butter and place the pastries on it.
• Brush the pastries with beaten egg.
• Bake in a moderately hot oven for 15 minutes until they turn lightly brown.