Tiropita - Greek Cheese Pie

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons butter
• 8 tablespoons flour
• 2 cups milk
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 dash nutmeg
• 1 lb feta cheese
• 1 cup grated kefalotiri (cheese -- or parmesan)
• 4 eggs
• 1/4 cup chopped parsley
• 3/4 lb phyllo dough (pastry sheets)
• 3/4 cup melted butter

Recipe

• 1 melt butter in small saucepan over low heat; blend in flour until smooth. gradually add milk, stirring constantly with wire whisk or wooden spoon. add salt and nutmeg, stirring occasionally, simmer for 5 minutes, or until sauce is thick. cool.
• 2 mash feta cheese with a fork and combine with the grated cheese, well beaten eggs, parsley and sauce.
• 3 butter a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• 4 line with half the pastry sheets, brushing each sheet with butter, and letting them come up the sides of the pan.
• 5 pour in the cheese filling and cover with the remaining pastry sheets, brushing each sheet with butter.
• 6 brush top with remaining butter and, with a sharp knife, score the top sheets into strips about 3 inches wide from one end of the pan to the other. bake in a moderate oven until golden, about 45 minutes.
• 7 cut into squares and serve hot.