Pogaco-stuffed

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon active dry yeast
• 1 pinch sugar
• 1/2 cup water
• 1/2 cup unbleached all-purpose flour
• 3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 -2 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature, pliable but still firm
• 2 eggs
• 1 1/2 cups crumbled feta cheese
• 1 lightly beaten egg
• 1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley or 1/3 cup dried parsley
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tablespoon cream or 1 tablespoon milk

Recipe

• 1 dissolve yeast and the sugar in the warm water and let stand for 10 minutes covered until frothy.
• 2 stir in the 1/4 cup of flour in and let stand 1 hour.
• 3 (go and get a cup of tea now:).
• 4 in a large plastic bowl or on a clean surface mix all the ingredients until the dough becomes together and form a ball.
• 5 the dough will be very soft but it will not stick to your hands.
• 6 let it stand for for 20 minutes covered with plastic wrap.
• 7 mix all ingredient for the filling.
• 8 on a lightly floured surface divide the dough into 14 equal pieces, shape each into a ball by kneading and let it rest for 15 minutes under a towel.
• 9 press each ball into a 3 1/2-inch circle and put a small amount of filling on one half of the circle and fold it over to cover.
• 10 place them on a greased baking pan.
• 11 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 12 mix egg yolk with cream or milk and brush on the pastries.
• 13 bake 25 to 30 minutes.