Description
These Pie Maker Gozleme Bites are a quick, cheesy twist on the classic Turkish street food. With a creamy spinach, feta, and mozzarella filling wrapped in buttery filo pastry, they’re perfectly crisp, golden, and ready in minutes thanks to the pie maker. Ideal for snacks, entertaining, or lunchboxes.
Ingredients
250 g frozen spinach, thawed and drained well
100 g feta, crumbled
100 g (1 cup) coarsely grated mozzarella
1 green shallot, trimmed, thinly sliced
2 tbsp finely chopped fresh mint leaves
9 sheets filo pastry
70 g butter, melted
Greek-style yoghurt, to serve
Lemon wedges, to serve
Instructions
- Make the filling: In a large bowl, combine spinach, feta, mozzarella, shallot, and mint. Mix well until evenly combined.
- Prepare the pastry: Place one sheet of filo on a clean surface, brush with melted butter, and layer another sheet on top. Repeat until you have 6 buttered layers.
- Cut and shape: Cut the filo stack in half lengthways, then each half into 3 crossways pieces to create 6 smaller stacks.
- Assemble: Place one stack in each pie maker hole, letting the pastry overhang slightly. Spoon filling into each hole until level with the rim, then fold over the pastry and brush with melted butter.
- Cook: Turn on the pie maker, close the lid, and cook for about 5 minutes until golden. Turn over and cook for another 5 minutes until crisp and flaky. Sprinkle sesame seeds on top in the final minute if desired.
- Repeat: Continue layering and cooking with remaining filo and filling until all are cooked. Keep cooked gozleme bites warm under foil.
- Serve: Serve warm with Greek-style yoghurt and lemon wedges on the side.
Notes
Add chopped olives, sun-dried tomatoes, or chili flakes for extra flavor.
Use puff pastry instead of filo for a quicker version.
Make a vegetarian version with roasted pumpkin and ricotta instead of spinach and feta.
Freeze uncooked bites on a tray, then bake or air fry from frozen when needed.
To keep filo from drying out, cover with a damp tea towel while assembling.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Snack / Appetizer
- Method: Pie Maker / Pan Fry / Bake
- Cuisine: Turkish-Inspired
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 gozleme bite
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 210 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: 6 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 10 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 6 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg
