Tiropetes(Cheese Rolls)

* Exported from MasterCook *

TIROPETES (CHEESE ROLLS)

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Serving Size : 100 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Appetizers Cheese
Greek Holiday

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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6 Eggs -- separated
1 lb Feta cheese -- crumbled
12 oz Cottage cheese
1/4 c Blue cheese -- crumbled (opt.)
16 oz Filo pastry sheets
2 c Butter -- melted

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 350 degrees for 20
minutes.

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

SOURCE: Southern Living Magazine, sometime in the
early 1970s. Typed for you by Nancy Coleman.



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