Tiropitakia (Tiropita) How to make Greek cheese and phyllo appetizer

feta cheese

🥗Healthier: cottage cheese

💰Cheaper: goat cheese

Cottage cheese is lower in fat and calories while maintaining a creamy texture.

ricotta cheese

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: cream cheese

Greek yogurt reduces calories while providing a similar creaminess.

Take out a box of phyllo dough from the freezer section of the grocery store.

Cover the phyllo with a damp towel to prevent it from drying out.

Drain the feta cheese to remove moisture and crumble it into a bowl.

Combine ricotta, crumbled feta, and Parmigiano Reggiano in a bowl and mix well.

Taste the cheese mixture and adjust salt and pepper as needed; add dill if desired.

Beat one egg and mix it into the cheese mixture until well combined.

Melt unsalted butter and prepare to brush it onto the phyllo sheets.

Take a sheet of phyllo, fold it in thirds, and brush with melted butter.

Scoop a dollop of the cheese filling onto the end of the folded phyllo and fold it up like a flag to enclose the filling.

Place the filled phyllo triangles on a cookie sheet.

If not cooking immediately, freeze the filled triangles for a couple of hours before transferring them to a freezer bag.

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