Cretan Small Cheese Pies (Kalitsounia Kritis) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 cups flour
salt
water
1 lb unsalted cheese (cottage cheese, for example)
2 tablespoons mint
1 egg
5 tablespoons sugar
1 cup olive oil (for frying)

Preparation

Put the flour in a bowl and blend in some salt and water to form a thick dough.
Roll out the dough on a lightly floured board and cut into round shapes with a pastry cutter or drinking glass.
Place the cheese, egg and finely chopped mint in a bowl and mix together.
Place a teaspoon of the mixture into the middle of each round shaped pastry.
Fold half of the pastry over the filling, pressing the open ends of a fork along the folded end of the pie.
Heat the olive oil over a medium heat and fry the pies until they are a golden colour.
Place the pies on a serving plate, sprinkle with sugar and serve.