Savory Cheese Turnovers with Mint

Name: Savory Cheese Turnovers with Mint
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 14
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps chopped fresh mint; 3 Tbsps olive oil; 237 milliliters freshly grated pecorino Sardo or pecorino Romano cheese; 1 teaspoon salt; 113 grams cup grated whole-milk mozzarella cheese (about; 7 Tbsps chilled solid vegetable shortening, cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 710 milliliters unbleached all purpose flour; 118 milliliters (about) room-temperature water

Savory Cheese Turnovers with Mint is a vegetarian recipe with 14 servings. One portion of this dish contains approximately 8g of protein, 12g of fat, and a total of 220 calories. This recipe covers 6% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have water, solid vegetable shortening, salt, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 45 minutes.

Instructions

Mix first 3 ingredients in medium bowl. Cover and let stand at room temperature.

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Bowl

Whisk flour and salt in large bowl to blend.

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All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Whisk

Bowl

Add shortening and rub in with fingertips until coarse meal forms.

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Shortening

Dry Seasoning Rub

Add olive oil and 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons water, mixing with fork until dough begins to clump together and adding more water by tablespoonfuls if dough is dry. Turn dough out onto work surface and knead briefly until smooth, about 1 minute. Divide in half; roll each half into 1 1/2-inch-diameter log. Wrap logs in plastic and chill 1 hour.

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Olive Oil

Dough

Water

Roll

Wrap

Lightly oil baking sheet.

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Cooking Oil

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Baking Sheet

Cut each log crosswise into 14 rounds.

Roll out each round on floured surface to 3 1/2-inch round.

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Roll

Place 1 heaping tablespoon cheese mixture in center of each of 14 rounds.

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Cheese

Brush dough edges lightly with water. Cover each with another dough round. Press edges firmly together, twisting edges of dough a little at a time so that sealed edges resemble thin rope.

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Dough

Water

Place turnovers on prepared sheet, spacing 1 inch apart. (Can be made 6 hours ahead. Cover with plastic wrap and chill.)

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Wrap

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Plastic Wrap