Cheese Triangles - Tiropetes

Ingredients

• 1 pound Filo
• 1 pound butter
• 1 pound feta cheese (grated)
• 1 12 ounce package cottage cheese
• 4 or 5 eggs beaten
• salt and pepper

Method

1. 1

   Beat eggs well.

2. 2

   To this add the crumbled feta cheese, cottage cheese and parmesan cheese.

3. 3

   Mix well.

4. 4

   Add salt and pepper to taste.

5. 5

   Melt butter in a sauce pan.

6. 6

   Carefully remove one sheet of filo pastry, place on a flat surface and butter well.

7. 7

   Do this using three sheets of filo, buttering each.

8. 8

   Carefully cut filo pastry into six equal portions.

9. 9

   Place one teaspoon of cheese mixture in the bottom of the strip and fold over into triangle shape.

10. 10

    Continue folding, making sure with each fold that the bottom edge is parallel with the alternate side edge.

11. 11

    Lightly butter finished triangle.

12. 12

    Continue in this manner until all the cheese and filo sheets are used.

13. 13

    Bake triangles in a 425 degree oven for about 20 minutes or until golden brown.

14. 14

    Allow to cool about 5 minutes before serving.

As published

This recipe was extracted from Shallowford cookery (1951) by Marie Koury, page 6. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

Cheese Triangles - Tiropetes 1 pound Filo 1) 23)-ounce* can 1 pound butter parmesan cheese 1 pound feta cheese (grated) (crumb led) 4 or 5 eggs beaten 1 12 ounce package salt and pepper

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