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Maltese Pastizzi

Preparation time: 10 minutes
Cooking time: 10 minutes
Servings: 12

Pastizzi are a traditional snack in Malta and can be bought everywhere. They come filled with peas or ricotta. I fell in love with pastizzi in Malta and believe they should also be enjoyed in Denmark! They are super easy and quick to make and get a delicious crust from the crispy phyllo dough. Original pastizzi have an elongated shape, but I have chosen to make them as squares here.

Maltese Pastizzi

Ingredients

  • 1 package fresh phyllo dough
  • 250 g ricotta
  • 1 egg
  • Salt and pepper
  • Liquid margarine

Instructions

  1. Whisk ricotta with egg, salt, and pepper and set aside
  2. Separate the 6 sheets of phyllo dough
  3. Brush one sheet with butter, place the next sheet of phyllo dough on top and brush with butter, and continue with the remaining sheets. The top sheet should not be brushed
  4. Cut the phyllo dough into 12 squares
  5. Distribute a tablespoon of ricotta filling in each square, and fold the phyllo dough over to enclose the filling
  6. Bake the pastizzi at 220°C conventional oven for 10 minutes, or until they are beautifully golden

Maltese Pastizzi

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Maltese Pastizzi

Pastizzi are a traditional snack in Malta and can be bought everywhere. They come filled with peas or ricotta. I fell in love with pastizzi in Malta and believe they should also be enjoyed in Denmark! They are super easy and quick to make and get a delicious crust from the crispy phyllo dough. Original pastizzi have an elongated shape, but I have chosen to make them as squares here.

Posted on 5/1/2023

Servings

12

Total time

20 minutes

Servings

12

Total time

20 minutes

Ingredients

•
1 package fresh phyllo dough
•
250 g ricotta
•
1 egg
•
Salt and pepper
•
Liquid margarine

Instructions

1

Whisk ricotta with egg, salt, and pepper and set aside

2

Separate the 6 sheets of phyllo dough

3

Brush one sheet with butter, place the next sheet of phyllo dough on top and brush with butter, and continue with the remaining sheets. The top sheet should not be brushed

4

Cut the phyllo dough into 12 squares

5

Distribute a tablespoon of ricotta filling in each square, and fold the phyllo dough over to enclose the filling

6

Bake the pastizzi at 220°C conventional oven for 10 minutes, or until they are beautifully golden


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