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Mix to form a dough. You can use a mixer with a dough hook for this stage, or place dough on a smooth surface and knead until very smooth (about 10 minutes).

Cover dough with plastic wrap and rest for at least one hour.

At this stage you can refrigerate or freeze the pastry. To do this it will need to be well wrapped in plastic wrap.

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Το roll out the pastry: divide the dough in 6 or 7 pieces, lightly kneat and let them rest for half an hour. Take one and roll out to a round shape the size of a dinner plate. Spread olive oil on it and repeat the process with three more. Join them together all four of them, one on top of the other and roll out with the rolling pin. Then start stretching carefully all around starting from the middle until you have enough for a 35 cm pan. Oil the pan and place the filo on it. Add the filling – must be solid- and roll out three individual sheets, repeating the process. Place them one by one with olive oil in between on the pie being generous so that it has folds. Cut out the excess dough and fold around the pan. The pie is ready to be baked. You can add olive oil and sesame seeds on top.

To make “strifti”: Follow the same process as above but you start with 6 small balls of dough. You’ll have two stacks of filo made of three balls each. Stretch more than the first methods to end up with more filo. Place filling – cheese or horta/spinach or pumpkin – and roll inwards. You’ll end up with two cylindrical long pieces. Place one in the oiled pan starting from the middle of the pan and join with the other piece. Brush with olive oil or melted butter and sprinkle sesame seeds(optional). Bake and enjoy.