Lor cheese and mastic boat cookies

Ingredients

• 300 g of flour
• 250 g of unsalted butter, at room temperature
• A pinch of salt
• A pinch of chewing gum (mallow gum) ground with a little sugar
• Warm water, as needed
• 350 g of powdered sugar
• 350 g of lor (strained, unsalted white cheese)
• 2 eggs
• 2 packets of vanilla sugar
• An additional 100g of flour
• 1/2 teaspoon of baking powder

Sift the flour, add the mixture of shortening and salt, and then gradually incorporate the butter to create a smooth and firm dough.

Let the dough rest for 30 minutes, and preheat the oven to 165-175 °C.

Prepare the filling: in the bowl of the mixer, whisk together the powdered sugar, lor, vanilla sugar, and egg yolks for 10 minutes. Then, add the flour and baking powder, mixing gently.

In a separate bowl, beat the egg whites until stiff peaks form, being careful not to overmix, and then gently fold them into the cheese mixture.

Divide the dough into small portions. Roll them out on a lightly floured surface.

The dough should be very thin. Place a small spoonful of filling in the center of each portion, then pinch the two opposite edges together to form a small pastry. Repeat with the remaining dough and filling.

Bake for 50 minutes, or until the filling is set or the crust is golden brown.