Savory Cheese Turnovers with Mint

Name: Savory Cheese Turnovers with Mint
Yield: Makes 14 Servings
Ingredients: 1 cup grated whole-milk mozzarella cheese (about 4 ounces); 1 cup freshly grated pecorino Sardo or pecorino Romano cheese (about 3 ounces); 1 1/2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint; 3 cups unbleached all purpose flour; 1 teaspoon salt; 7 tablespoons chilled solid vegetable shortening, cut into 1/2-inch pieces; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons (about) room-temperature water

By Joanne WeirPhotographer Brian Leatart

April 30, 2002

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