Greek Snail Shaped Cheese Pie Recipe With Feta, Yogurt And Béchamel Cream Filling

Ingredients

• 80 ml (1/3 cup) sunflower or corn oil
• 100 grams (10 tablespoons) all purpose flour
• 400 ml milk (warm)
• 100 grams (7 tablespoons) Greek yogurt
• 1 large egg
• 250 grams (8.8 ounces) feta cheese (crumbled)
• 70 grams (2.4 ounces) Gruyère cheese or Graviera cheese or Kasseri (grated)
• 450 grams (1 package) filo pastry
• 80 ml sunflower or corn oil (for brushing the filo (see alternatives in the text above))

Instructions

1. 1

   --- Make The Filling: ---

2. 2

   Whisk together the sunflower oil and the flour in a saucepan.

3. 3

   Cook over moderate heat, whisking constantly for 2 minutes until flour smells toasted.

4. 4

   Add the milk slowly.

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   Whisk until thickened. Remove from heat. Set aside to cool for a few minutes.

6. 6

   Mix in the yogurt, egg, feta, and Gruyère cheese. Season with ground pepper.

7. 7

   --- Make The Pie: ---

8. 8

   Preheat oven to 175 °C / 350 °F.

9. 9

   Lay open the filo sheets on your working surface.

10. 10

    Brush a 10- inch (25 cm) round pan with oil.

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    Take one phyllo sheet and lay it flat. Brush with sunflower oil, using a pastry brush.

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    Spread a 1 cm thick line of the filling widthwise. (Leave a 1cm empty space on each end of the phyllo so the filling won't come out when rolling).

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    Roll gently towards the other end to create a log.

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    Add the 1st phyllo roll to the pan, in the outer edge . Press softly so it will fit exactly to the walls of the pan.

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    Continue the same process until you fill the pan. Every time you add a new phyllo roll into the pan, make sure to secure its ending either together with the next roll's ending or in the middle, under the previous filo roll.

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    Brush the top of the pie with oil. With a toothpick, prick the pie many times for the steam to be able to come out.

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    Bake for about 50 minutes until honey golden and crispy.

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    Cool the pie for at least 20 minutes.

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    Serve warm and enjoy!