I learned how to open this pastry from a lady I respect and love, not only as a person but also as a cook, and in my opinion, she's the best when it comes to pies! She's from Thrace, you see!!! I thank her so much!
Here's her recipe:
500g bread flour
50g olive oil
250g lukewarm water (caution, the water should not be too hot as gluten burns and the pastry won't become elastic)
1 tsp salt
1 tsp vinegar
Additional flour for rolling Vegetable oil mixed with butter for brushing between the layers.
Mix all the ingredients in a bowl until the dough comes off the plastic and your hands. Shape it into a thick roll and cut it into 6 equal parts, forming 6 small balls. Open each ball into a sheet. Between each sheet, when spreading it for our pie, we add a mixture of butter and vegetable oil to make it softer.
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