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CHEESE PIE - TIROPITAYou can't experience Greek Food without including the most popular pie in Greece! They are almost always included on a meze platter and are such a versatile food. You can have them as a daytime snack, with a salad for a light meal, they even go with drinks. This greek food recipe is so easy and quick to make, they can be whipped up in no time and served for your very happy guests. I have used two methods here, one with fillo pastry, the other with puff pastry. Try either method, they both taste fantastic! 8 - 10 sheets filo pastry 200g feta cheese, crumbled With the cheese, you need at least 200g of feta, you can have more feta and less ricotta if you like, especially if the feta is quite mild. Combine all the filling ingredients in a bowl and mix well. On a bench, stack the fillo sheets on top of each other and cut into 3 strips, lengthwise. Prepare and grease a large baking tray. Taking one strip of filo at a time, brush it with the melted butter, then place 1 or 2 teaspoons of filling on the pastry at one end. Taking one corner, fold it over diagonally to create a triangle shape. Keep folding it back and forth, diagonally along the strip. You will find the filling has become enclosed in a triangle shaped envelope. Place the cheese pie on the baking tray with the loose end underneath. Repeat for all other pies. Brush the tops of the pies with the melted butter. Bake in the oven for about 20 minutes or until light golden - 180 C, 350 F, gas 4. Serve warm or at room temperature. Another very simple method is to use puff pastry.
You will need 5 -6 sheets of pastry. Cut each sheet into 6 portions, place 1 or 2 teaspoons of cheese filling on each piece. Brush the pastry with milk and bake as above. Both versions are delicious and are great to serve as party food. For those who would like to make Cheese Pie using a filo pastry recipe that has been in my family for generations,
click here for an authentic home made filo pastry recipe.
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