Tiropetes (Cheese Rolls)

Recipe Ingredients

6		Eggs - separated
1 lb	454g / 16oz	Feta cheese - crumbled
12 oz	340g	Cottage cheese
1/4 cup	36g / 1.3oz	Blue cheese - crumbled (opt.)
16 oz	454g	Filo pastry sheets
2 cups	396g / 13oz	Butter - melted

Recipe Instructions

Beat egg whites until stiff; add yolks and continue beating until well blended. Add cheese and mix well.

Cut pastry sheets into quarters or into 8x6-inch pieces. Brush pastry with hot melted butter. Place a teaspoon of cheese mixture in bottom center of pastry strip, folding over one-third on each side and brushing again with butter; roll like a jellyroll. Place on cookie sheets and bake at 350F for 20 minutes.

Note: Tiropetes can be frozen before baking. Do not thaw; bake at 350F for 30 minutes.

Source:
Southern Living Magazine, sometime in the early 1970s.

Rating

Average rating:

Unrated, please add a rating

Submit your rating:

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5
• 6
• 7
• 8
• 9
• 10

Click a star to rate this recipe.