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Easter Cheese Parcels (Flaounes)

Celebrate Easter with delicious and effortless recipes made using the Thermomix TM6. Whether you’re hosting a family gathering or simply looking for something special to whip up for the holiday, the TM6 makes it easy to create festive and flavourful dishes that are sure to impress. From Brioche Hot Cross Buns, Greek Easter Bread, Scotch Eggs, and more, the TM6 has you covered. Get creative in the kitchen this Easter with the help of the Thermomix TM6.

Easter cheese parcels recipe for the Thermomix TM6

Useful Items

Oven, rolling pin, large baking tray, baking paper, pastry brush, aluminium foil, large bowl

Hints & Tips

  • Flaounes are a traditional Cypriot Easter bread. Both sweet and savoury, these cheese filled pastries are typically prepared by the whole family on Good Friday as part of the Easter celebrations.
  • Kefalotyri is a hard, salty white cheese made from sheep's milk and/or goat's milk in Greece and Cyprus.

Ingredients

Pastry
  • ½ Tbsp granulated sugar
  • 100 g whole milk
  • 60 g water
  • 1 ½ tsp baking powder
  • ⅛ tsp ground cloves
  • ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
  • 2 pinches fine sea salt
  • 380 g plain flour
  • 100 g unsalted butter, diced, plus extra for greasing
  • 50 g olive oil
Filling
  • ¼ tsp ground cinnamon
  • ⅛ tsp ground cloves
  • 10 g fresh mint, leaves only
  • 175 g halloumi cheese, cut in pieces
  • 200 g kefalotyri cheese, cut in pieces
  • 50 g Cheddar cheese (mild), cut in pieces
  • 20 g polenta
  • 60 g sultanas (optional)
  • ½ tsp baking powder
  • ¼ tsp granulated sugar
  • 4 medium eggs, 1 beaten for glazing
  • 1 ½ Tbsp sesame seeds

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Instructions

Pastry
  • Place sugar, milk and water in mixing bowl then warm 2 min/37°C/speed 2. Meanwhile, grease a large bowl and line a large baking tray with baking paper.
  • Add baking powder, cloves, cinnamon, salt, flour, butter and oil then mix 10 sec/speed 5. Scrape down sides of mixing bowl with spatula then knead Dough /3 min. Transfer to prepared bowl and leave to rise in a warm place for 15 minutes. Preheat oven to 180°C then prepare filling.
Filling
  • Place cinnamon, cloves, mint, halloumi, kefalotyri and Cheddar in mixing bowl then grate 6 sec/speed 7.
  • Add polenta, sultanas (if using), baking powder, sugar and 3 eggs then mix 3 sec
    /speed 5. Divide into 12 pieces and roll into balls.
  • Divide rested dough into 12 pieces. Roll each into a square (approx. 8 cm).
  • Place a cheese ball in the centre of each square then fold the sides up to almost cover the cheese. Place parcels on prepared baking tray.
  • Brush a beaten egg over parcels then sprinkle with sesame seeds.
  • Bake for 20 minutes (180°C) then cover with foil and bake for a further 10-15 minutes (180°C) until golden and cooked. Serve warm or cold.
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