Monday, April 16, 2012

Greek Cheese Pastries (Tiropitakia)

Ingredients:
  • 1 pound (450 gr) phylo dough
  • ½ pound (225 gr) melted butter
  • 16 ounce (500 gr) cottage cheese
  • 4 ounce (125 gr) cream cheese
  • ¾ pound (340 gr) of feta cheese
  • 3 eggs
  • ½ teaspoon of nutmeg
  • ¼ cup parsley
Instructions:

  • mix the cottage cheese, cream cheese, and feta cheese
  • mix in the eggs, nutmeg and parsley
  • brush a sheet of phylo with melted butter
  • put an other sheet on top of first, and brush with melted butter
  • cut into thirds, lengthwise
  • put teaspoon of cheese mixture at one end of each strip
  • fold each strip over into a triangular shape, fold over to the opposite side, etc. until complete
  • strip rolled up
  • bake 15 minutes at 350 °F (175 °C) for 15 minutes
  • makes 3 dozen
  • may be frozen uncooked, individually
[recipe is brought to you by Christine Dörenberg]

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