Make the yeast dough
Mix the lukewarm milk, yeast and 1 dessert spoon of sugar and leave for 10 minutes until frothy. Add the flour and olive oil and knead into a soft dough. Leave to rise for 45 minutes.
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Cypriot Cuisine Pastries & Baking
Hellimli ve Zeytinli Rulo Çörek – Cypriot Halloumi and Olive Rolls Recipe
Fragrant Cypriot bakery-style rolled buns filled with fresh halloumi, sele olives and dried mint.
Prep 30 minCook 35 minTotal 1 h 50 minServings 6Difficulty Medium
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Mix the filling
Grate the halloumi and roughly chop the olives. Toss them together with plenty of dried mint.
Fill, roll and slice
Roll the risen dough out into a rectangle. Brush it with olive oil and spread the halloumi and olive filling evenly over the whole surface. Roll it up and cut into slices.
Proof and bake
Arrange the slices on a baking tray and leave them to rise for 20 minutes. Brush with egg yolk, sprinkle with sesame seeds and bake in a 180 °C oven for 35 minutes.
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