Greek Cheese Pastries (tiropites)

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 8 ounces ricotta cheese or 8 ounces cottage cheese
• 8 ounces feta cheese, crumbled
• 3 eggs, lightly beaten
• 3 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 3/4 lb phyllo dough (about 20 sheets)
• 1/2 lb butter, melted

Recipe

• 1 mix together the cheeses, eggs, parsley, salt, and pepper. cut the phyllo sheets crosswise into 3 rectangles. place a rectangle on a work surface and gently brush with melted butter. place 1 tablespoon (15 ml) of the cheese mixture in one corner.
• 2 fold the rectangles in half lengthwise to cover the cheese mixture.
• 3 fold the corner with the cheese mixture diagonally to make a point, and continue folding and rolling the triangle until the entire piece of dough is wrapped around the filling.
• 4 repeat with the remaining dough and filling. (the tiropites may be frozen at this point and baked directly from the.
• 5 freezer.).
• 6 place on a lightly greased baking sheet and brush with melted butter.
• 7 bake in a preheated 425f oven until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes.
• 8 serve warm or at room temperature.