Cream Cheese Pastries (kalitsounia Sitian)

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup oil
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon yeast
• 1/4 cup water
• 5 ounces cream cheese (1/3 lb)
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 teaspoon honey
• 1 dash cinnamon
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup sesame seeds

Recipe

• 1 dissolve the yeast in the 1/4 cup of lukewarm water, with a tbsp of the sugar and flour and allow to proof for 5-10 minutes until frothy.
• 2 add the remaining flour and sugar, as well as the oil and knead until you have a smooth dough. allow to rise until doubled, about 45 minutes.
• 3 punch the dough down and allow it to rise again.
• 4 mix the filling ingredients together to form a stiff paste.
• 5 to make the kalitsounia roll the dough into a thin rectangle, and cut into saucer sized squares. place a spoonful of the filling in the center of each square, and fold the two opposite sides inwards and do the same with the other two opposite sides.
• 6 let stand in a warm place to rise until doubled. brush with beaten egg, sprinkle lightly with sesame seeds and bake in a 350*f oven for 15-20 minutes until golden.