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                        TYROPITTAKIA (CHEESE PIES)

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Serving Size  : 25   Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Appetizers                       Vegetarian
                Pies

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
   8       oz           Feta cheese
   2       oz           Gruyere cheese or cottage
                        Cheese (see note)
   2                    Eggs (lightly beaten)
                        -
   2       tb           Fresh mint or dill, finely
                        Chopped
   8                    To 10 sheets of fillo pastry
   3       oz           Melted butter
                        Oil for greasing

  Preheat the oven to 350 F/ 180 C/ gas mark 4.
  
  To make the filling, drain the feta of its salty water
  and crumble into a bowl with a fork or fingers. Add
  the Gruyere/cottage cheese, eggs and dill/mint to the
  Feta and mix well.
  
  Cut the whole stack of fillo pastry into 3/4 long
  strips about 3 inches wide. Brush each sheet with
  melted butter, place a (quite heaped) teaspoon of
  filling at one end (in the corner). Fold over
  diagonally to cover and keep folding into triangular
  pies - making sure that all sides have as many layers
  as possible to avoid spillage. Place the pies on an
  oiled baking sheet, brush the tops with butter and
  bake for 20 minutes or until crisp and light golden.
  
  Good when warm - can keep for a few days in an
  airtight container.
  
  You could also use more spinach instead of the herbs
  and decrease the amount of cheese used proportionally.
  
  (note: Here in the UK Feta is saltier than in Greece
  so this is why these ingredients are added)
  
  Time: 50 minutes
  Source: Sainsbury's "the cooking of Greece and Turkey"
  by Rena Salaman
 


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