Air-Fryer Moldovan Cheese & Dill Placinta Parcels

Grand Tour Recipe

Air-Fryer Moldovan Cheese & Dill Placinta Parcels

Make Air-Fryer Moldovan Cheese & Dill Placinta Parcels with measured UK ingredients, practical air-fryer timings and bold Grand Tour flavour.

Placinta is the sort of pastry that changes shape and filling from one Moldovan kitchen to the next. This savoury version goes heavy on salty cheese, dill and spring onion inside thin, crisp layers.

Filo keeps the parcels light enough for the air fryer and gives them a crackly shell. The filling stays creamy rather than wet, so every folded parcel arrives intact and ready for tearing open.

Air-Fryer Moldovan Cheese & Dill Placinta Parcels
Air-Fryer Moldovan Cheese & Dill Placinta Parcels preparation stage

You’ll Need

For the Filling
250g feta, crumbled
150g cottage cheese, well drained
1 egg
3 spring onions, finely sliced
3 tbsp chopped dill
½ tsp black pepper

For the Parcels
8 sheets filo pastry
50g butter, melted
1 tsp sesame seeds

Optional but Dangerous
Soured cream
Pickled chillies
A glass of dry white wine

Method

Mix the feta, cottage cheese, egg, spring onions, dill and black pepper.

Lay one filo sheet on the worktop, brush lightly with butter and fold it in half lengthways.

Place a compact spoonful of filling near one end.

Fold into a neat square parcel, keeping the filling enclosed and the layers snug.

Repeat with the remaining filo and filling.

Preheat your air fryer to 185°C.

Brush the outside of each parcel with butter and scatter over the sesame seeds.

Arrange in a single layer with the seams underneath.

Air fry in batches for 7-9 minutes, turning carefully once, until crisp and golden.

Rest for 2 minutes and serve while the cheese centre is still hot.

Lad Tip: Drain the cottage cheese properly and keep the unused filo under a damp tea towel. Dry pastry cracks before folding, wet filling finds those cracks afterwards.

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