TIROPITES (CHEESE FILLED
TRIANGLES))
 
1/2 c. Kefaloteri cheese
1/2 lb. Feta cheese, crumbled
1/2 lb. cottage cheese
Salt and pepper
3 eggs
1/2 lb. butter, melted
1 lb. filo

Blend crumbled Feta and cottage cheese and mix thoroughly. Add eggs, one at a time and mix well. Cut filo sheets about 2 inches wide, and line them up o a board and brush with melted butter. Place 1 teaspoon of the filling on one end of the pastry sheet (filo) and fold corner over to make into a shape of a triangle. Continue folding from side to side in the form of a triangle until desired size is reached. Proceed this way until all of the filling and the filo is used. Place finished triangles on a baking pan, brush top with butter, and bake in moderate oven at 350 degrees until golden brown, about 30 minutes.

 

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