Step by Step Instructions
- Step 1: Prepare the filling. Heat the olive oil in a frying pan. Add the onion and the apples and sauté for 5-6 minutes, until they soften. Add the sugar, the salt, the pepper and keep sautéing for another 4-5 minutes, until they begin to caramelize.
- Step 2: Pour in the elixir, add the thyme and wait for a few minutes, until the mixture thickens and the liquids evaporate. Set the filling aside.
- Step 3: Prepare the pie. Spread out the puff pastry on a surface. Place the filling on half of the puff pastry and spread it out evenly leaving a margin of 1.5 cm all around.
- Step 4: Sprinkle the manouri over the filling and then cover it with the other half of the puff pastry, sealing the ends like an envelope. Press the ends around, so that they seal well.
- Step 5: Spread the melted butter over the puff pastry and sprinkle with the poppy seeds.
- Step 6: Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for approximately 20-25 minutes, until the pastry puffs up and turns light brown.
- Step 7: Wait for 5 minutes until the pie sets and serve.
Ingredient List
- 80g extra virgin olive oil
- 2 large onions (thinly sliced)
- 3 apples (peeled and cut into small cubes)
- 2tbsp brown sugar
- salt flakes
- ground black pepper
- 60g vinegar
- 2tbsp fresh thyme chopped
- 200g Manouri cheese(separated in chunks using your hands)
- 1 packet puff pastry or kourou pastry
- 1tbsp melted butter
- 1tbsp poppy seeds