Tiropita (Cheese Filled Triangles) Recipe

A great appetizer or snack for any day of the week.

• Meal Type: Appetizer
• Ethnicity: Mexican
• Holiday Category: N/A
• Preparation Time: 45 minutes to 1 hour

Ingredients

• 8 ounces cream cheese
• 1 pound cottage cheese
• 2/3 cup crumbled feta cheese
• 3 eggs
• 1 pound phyllo dough
• 1 stick melted butter

Directions

1. With ingredients at room temperature, cream the cream cheese, cottage cheese and feta cheese with an electric mixer. Beat eggs and add to cheese mixture.
2. Cut phyllo into 3-inch strips. Place one heaping teaspoon of filling on one end of the pastry strip and fold the cover over to make a triangle. Continue folding from side to side in the form of a triangle. Line the Tiropitas in a buttered baking pan and brush each with melted butter. Bake at 350 degrees F until golden brown.