Kreatopita - Meat Pie

Kreatopita is a meat pie that can be eaten as a main course with a salad or as a snack.  It tastes great when it’s cold and is perfect to take with you at work or at a picnic.

To make the homemade butter phyllo which is similar to puff pastry, see instructions here but if you want to make something with less fuss you may use ready made puff pastry as well.

Kreatopita (Meat pie)

• 1 dose of Homemade Phyllo with butter

Ingredients:

• ½ kilo ground beef
• 2 medium size leeks chopped in slices
• 3 spring onions
• ½ bunch of dill finely chopped
• Salt and pepper
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 1 cup graviera cheese

Directions

Prepare the phyllo as per instructions.

Wash leeks and cut them into 1 cm slices and boil them until tender, then strain them.

In a skillet heat the olive oil and sauté the onions, add leeks and then add the ground meat and sauté.  Season with salt and pepper and remove from the heat.   Add the dill and let it cool down.

Roll out the bigger phyllo and place in an oiled 28 cm baking tin.   Add the meat mixture and sprinkle with the graviera cheese. Put the second phyllo on top. Take both phyllos which join them by pressing and giving them a nice shape. Score with a sharp knife (superficially) in 8 pieces and brush with olive oil.

Preheat oven  at 180^ο C and bake for about one hour until a golden colour is achieved.

I used the same filling to make this pie with puff pastry and made it the same way as I made the other, this time I sprinkled some sesame seeds on top.  Both tasted great.

Meat Pie with Puff Pastry

Tags: Greek Herbs, Ground meat, made with phyllo, pies, Veal - Beef