Exquisite Easy Pastry Recipe with Minimal Ingredients

Ingredients:

• 1.5 cups of water (300 ml)
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups flour

For greasing:

• 200 g butter or margarine

For the filling:

• 100 g feta cheese

For the topping:

• 1 egg yolk

Directions:

1. In a deep bowl, combine water and eggs. Gradually add salt and flour until a soft dough forms that doesn’t stick to your hands.
2. Divide the dough into 4 equal portions, cover them, and let them rest for 10 minutes.
3. Roll out each dough portion into a 40 cm square on a floured surface. Spread softened butter over one sheet of dough, then stack the remaining sheets on top, repeating the butter application between each layer.
4. Roll out the stacked dough into a square shape, joining opposite edges in the middle and applying oil on them. Repeat this process, folding the dough in half twice more, each time applying oil.
5. Cover the folded dough and refrigerate for 1 hour. After chilling, roll out the dough into a square shape as much as possible on a lightly floured surface.
6. Cut the dough in half, then slice each half into 7 pieces, resulting in 14 strips. Make small cuts on the ends of each strip.
7. Place feta cheese on the uncut end of each strip, fold it into a triangle shape, and seal the edges.
8. Arrange the prepared pastries on a baking tray lined with parchment paper, brush them with egg yolk, and bake in a preheated oven at 180 degrees Celsius until golden brown.