Tiropitakia (Mini Greek Feta Pies)

These Greek Tiropitakia are the perfect snack for any time of day. With minimal ingredients needed, they’re quick to make and taste delicious.

About This Tiropitakia Recipe

You’re probably wondering, if this is the mini version of Greek Feta Pies, what’s the big version? It’s called Tiropita and it's a large pie that you can slice into cake-size pieces. Tiropitakia on the other hand, are individual parcels of feta, honey, and mint…bitesize if you will. For the wrapper, it’s traditional to use filo pastry that you then bake in the oven for 10 to 15 minutes. 

Another great Greek-inspired recipe I have is my Greek Meatballs also known as keftedes, they're so good and come together in 30 minutes!

If you fancy making more pie recipes like this one, why not check out my Chinese-inspired Chive Pockets?

Tiropitakia Filling

This is such a simple dish. Requiring only 3 filling ingredients:

• Feta
• Mint
• Egg

In addition to the above ingredients, you can incorporate other types of cheese like gouda or parmesan. However, I found that less is more, and that these three filling ingredients create the perfect marriage of flavours.

Tiropitakia Wrappers

Filo (also spelled phyllo), means “leaf” in Greek and are tissue-thin sheets of dough that have very little fat. I bought the filo dough from the supermarket, because making filo dough is an art. However, if you’d like to make it from scratch and test your pastry skills, you’ll need:

• 300g all-purpose flour
• 5 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 140ml water

For the full recipe, visit this website! 

Toppings 

There are no essential toppings for this recipe. However, there are a couple of ingredients that can elevate this snack to another level. Firstly, you can sprinkle sesame seeds onto the Tiropitakia before you place it in the oven to bake. Secondly, drizzling over some good quality runny honey goes perfectly with the astringent and savoury feta.

About my Dumpling World Tour Series

I’ve set myself a challenge to go around the world in 80 dumplings. Why? Because so many countries share a love for dumplings and every country’s dumplings have their own unique twist. From Vareneki in Ukraine to Momo in Nepal, dumplings are a way for us to celebrate various cultures and culinary differences from all parts of the globe.

Not all my dumpling recipes are up on my website, yet! So, if you’d like to check them out, head on over to my Instagram for the video tutorial and full recipe!