All Easy Recipes. Cook all that you can cook. Cheese Phyllo Pie
(Tiropeta)
 
What You Need:            (To Make: 16 pieces)
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  • 12 eggs
  • 1 pound feta cheese, crumbled
  • 1 pound ricotta or soft fresh mizithra cheese
  • 2 sticks butter, melted and cooled, plus 2 sticks butter, melted, for brushing phyllo (1 pound)
  • ½ pound phyllo pastry

    • How To Cook:
    1. Preheat oven to 375°.

    2. Beat eggs until thick. In another bowl mix cheese with 2 sticks melted butter. Add eggs to cheese-butter mixture.

    3. Line an 11 by 14 by 2-inch pan with 10 buttered sheets of phyllo pastry. See "How to work with Phyllo".

    4. Add egg-cheese mixture. Top with 8 buttered sheets of phyllo pastry. Using a sharp knife, score top sheets into sixteen squares.

    5. Bake for about 30 minutes, or until golden. Cut into squares. Serve warm.

    NOTE:
        This dish freezes well. It can be prepared ahead of time and frozen, unbaked. When ready to use, preheat oven to 350°. Bake without prior thawing for 45 minutes, or until golden. Serve warm.

    		 
    		 
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