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Savory Filo Cheese Cups

Courses: Starters and appetizers
Serves: 20 people

Recipe Ingredients

6   Filo pastry
1/4 cup 59mlHazelnut oil - warmed
  Vegetable oil
  Fromage Blanc Filling
8 oz 227gFromage blanc *
2 oz 56gMed-strong goat cheese **
2   Eggs
1/4 cup 59mlWhipping cream
  Salt - pepper
2   Basil leaves - minced (medium)
1/4 teaspoon 1.3mlDried rosemary
1/8 teaspoon 0.6mlDried thyme
1 tablespoon 15mlHazelnut oil

Recipe Instructions

* (fresh, soft goat cheese, lightly whipped) or cream cheese. ** (such as Montrachet or feta) Brush each filo pastry sheet with warmed oil and stack sheets. Trim stack to measure 15- x 12-inches.

Cut into 20 (-inch) squares. Brush small cupcake tin with oil. Press each square of dough into cup.

Flatten corners onto pan to form petals. Chill.

To make filling, combine fromage blanc, goat cheese, eggs, cream and salt and pepper to taste, basil, rosemary, thyme and hazelnut. Mix until well blended. Pour filling into formed cups.

Bake at 350F until cups are golden and mixture is lightly puffed.

Source:
Cincinnati Enquirer

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