Poaca - Turkish Feta Cheese Pockets

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 eggs (separated)
• 200 ml yoghurt (turkish or greek)
• 200 ml oil (canola)
• 300 g flour (or a tad more)
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• salt (to taste)
• 250 g feta cheese
• 1 bunch fresh parsley (chopped)
• black cumin (nigella, to sprinkle poaca with)

Recipe

• 1 mix yoghurt and oil and add 2 eggwhites.
• 2 salt lightly.
• 3 mix flour and baking powder and add to liquids.
• 4 mix until a rather soft dough forms.
• 5 crumble feta and add chopped parsley (or mint).
• 6 form balls (bit larger than a golf ball) out of the dough.
• 7 flatten dough and place one teaspoons of filling in the middle.
• 8 close dough around filling and try to put back into dough shape (roll around between your palms).
• 9 place balls on a baking tray and brush with egg yolk.
• 10 sprinkle with black cumin and bake at 180°c-200°c until crispy brown.