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Leek pie (Prasopita) with homemade pastry

A truly favorite pie presented by Grandpa Tassos

  Method  

  1. Sift the flour into a bowl and add the salt, vinegar, oil and water and mix

  2. Knead for 5 minutes

  3. Put some oil in the bowl and put the dough back in. Cover and let it rest for 30 minutes.

  4. Sprinkle the starch on the counter, divide into 8 equal parts and open the layers to the size of a plate.

  5. Cover the layers and leave them in the fridge for 2 hours.

  6. Cut the leek into thin slices, finely chop the onion, spring onion and dill and crumble the feta.

  7. In boiling water with a little salt add the leeks and boil them to soften a little.

  8. Saute the onions in a little oil and add the leeks.

  9. Once cool, add all the remaining ingredients and mix.

  10. Spread the layers to the dimensions that fit the baking tray

  11. Fill, carve and bake at 180 degrees on the low shelf heaters for about 80 minutes.

  Ingredients  

For puff pastry (A recipe of Katerina here)

500 g all-purpose flour

250 ml of water

20 ml of olive oil

25 ml of vinegar

5 g salt (1 teaspoon)

For the filling:

700 g leeks thinly sliced

3 spring onions cut

1 onion thinly sliced

3 eggs

2 tbsp corn flour

2 tbsp chopped dill

300 g feta cheese crumbled

salt pepper

Olive oil for braising


To coat

100 g butter

70 ml of olive oil


For rolling out dough

100 g cornstarch

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