Cheese Fatayer | A Middle Eastern Cheese Turnover

A cheese turnover with feta, ricotta, a handful of fresh herbs and scallions.  This easy recipe uses the food processor and store-bought flaky biscuit dough to make a delicious Middle Eastern Fatayer.

“There is communion of more than our bodies when bread is broken and wine drunk.”

– M.F.K. Fisher

After diving into the enchanted land of fatayers, a middle eastern turnover situation, I became smitten with this regional cuisine that includes flatbreads, olives, goat cheese, yogurt, sumac and lemons.

It is my hope that this simple cheese fatayer recipe, made easy due to some creative shortcuts, will entice you to dive in as well.

I have made this easy with the use of the food processor and pre-made store-bought flaky biscuit dough. You could also use store-bought pizza dough like I did with the Beef Fatayer recipe.

Check out the article on Spinach Fatayer for a list of optional sauces that would be great with Cheese Fatayer.

How to make cheese fatayer step-by-step.

More Middle Eastern Recipes

• Spinach Fatayer – A traditional Lebanese turnover with herbs and ricotta.
• Middle Eastern Kofta – Little, spicy meatloaves.
  
• Chicken Shawarma – A garlicky chicken wrap.
  
• Toum Sauce – A lebanese garlicky sauce for shawarmas, sandwiches and wraps.
  
• Muhammara Dip – A robust red pepper dip you can make in 5 minutes.
  
• Cilbur – A Turkish egg recipe.
  
• Aleppo Lamb and Potatoes – A great way to fry up some tasty lamb chops.
  
• Mana’eesh – A Middle Eastern flatbread.
  
• Moroccan Harira Soup – This wonderful soup will nourish your body and your spirit, a traditional Moroccan soup.
  
• Beef Fatayer – A Middle Eastern meat pie.
• Baharat – Lebanese 7-spice blend.

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Cheese Fatayer | A Middle Eastern Cheese Turnover

Yield: 8 turnovers

Prep Time: 25 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes

A cheese turnover with feta, ricotta, a handful of fresh herbs and scallions.  This easy recipe uses the food processor and store-bought flaky biscuit dough to make a delicious Middle Eastern Fatayer.

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Ingredients

• 1 cup feta cheese
• 1 cup ricotta
• 3 scallions, roughly chopped
• 1/2 cup Italian parsley
• 1/2 cup cilantro
• 3 eggs, divided
• 3 Tbs water
• 1 container of flaky biscuit dough from the refrigerator section
• flour for dusting
• sesame seeds or nigella seeds

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350F.
2. In a food processor add cheese, herbs, scallions, 1 egg and process until smooth.
3. On a lightly floured surface roll out biscuit dough to approximately 6 inches.
4. Spoon 1/8th of the mixture onto each dough round.
5. In a small bowl add 2 eggs and water and mix with a fork to combine.
6. Brush the edges of the dough with egg wash and pinch two sides together as seen below.  Take the middle of the third side and pinch together at the junction of the first two sides.  Pinch all sides together.
7. Brush the tops with remaining egg wash and sprinkle with sesame or nigella seeds.
8. Bake for approximately 25 minutes or until golden brown on the outside and hot and cooked through on the inside.

Notes

• Alternatively you can fold the dough over in half and make half moon shapes, pinch with the tines of a fork.
• This recipe easily doubles.
• You may use the smaller buttermilk biscuit dough and make smaller, appetizer-size turnovers.

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Nutrition Information:

Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1 turnover
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 218Total Fat: 10gSaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 96mgSodium: 302mgCarbohydrates: 20gFiber: 1gSugar: 2gProtein: 11g

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