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                       Tyropitta (Cheese Triangles)

Recipe By     : from Sophia Skoura's "The Greek Cookbook"
Serving Size  : 8    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Phyllo

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   1      c             milk -- scalded
   3      tbsp          butter
   4      tbsp          flour
                        salt and pepper -- to taste
     3/4  lb            feta cheese
   4                    eggs -- beaten lightly
   2      tsp           dill -- chopped
     3/4  lb            phyllo dough
                        butter for brushing phyllo

Melt the 3 tbsp butter, add the flour and stir well to blend.  Slowly add the h
ot milk, stirring constantly to make a thick, creamy sauce.  Remove from the he
at.  Add the salt and pepper, and continue to stir the sauce until it is cool. 
 Crumble the cheese into small pieces and add them to the sauce.  Add the eggs;
 stir well, then add the dill, and mix until well blended.  

Cut each of the sheets of phyllo lengthwise into 3 strips.  Take 1 strip at a t
ime (keep the others covered to prevent their drying out).  Holding the strip h
orizontally, brush it with the melted butter.  Put a teaspoonful of the filling
 in the lower left corner, then fold over to make a triangle along the strip.  
Fold the upper left corner over to close the triangle.  Continue  to fold the p
hyllo over and over until the strip has become a small (about 3-inch) triangle 
of pastry.  Brush the top with butter.  continue to prepaer all of the pittas l
ike this.  Place the triangles on a lightly buttered baking dish and bake in a 
preheated 300 degree oven for 15 to 20 minutes.  Serve hot.  

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NOTES : Serves 8 people as a main course or about 20 as appetizers. (Nutritiona
l information based on 8 servings.)