Striftopita

Sarakatsani

Ingredients for 6 to 8 people

1kg soft flour

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup cow butter

800gfeta cheese

2 cups lukewarm water

Directions

Put theflour, water and salt in a large bowl.Knead the ingredients for 10 minutes, until the dough is soft and let it rest.

Cut the dough into 6-8 pieces, depending on the pan you will use.Melt the butter and grease the pan. Roll out each piece of dough into a phyllo sheet by hand, using some butter.Place the first phyllo sheet in thepan and put some of the feta cheese on top.Continue by alternating a layer of phyllo sheet with butter and a layer of feta cheese, until you run out of ingredients.

Join together the corners of the pie diagonally and turn it upside down. Use your fingers to spread it evenly on the pan and pour the remaining butter on top of it. Do not engrave or the pie in pieces.

Bake in a preheated oven at 180degrees for an hour.

Editing & photoshoot :
Stella Spanou
Author of Cooking Books, Award Winning Photographer