Tiropitta

Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 30 sheets phyllo dough (sometimes spelled filo)
• 3/4 cup butter, melted
• 4 eggs
• 2 cups feta, crumbled
• 2 cups small curd cottage cheese
• 2 tablespoons butter, melted
• 2 tablespoons milk
• salt

Recipe

• 1 brush an 8-inch square or 11 x 7-inch baking pan with melted butter.
• 2 lay 10 sheets of phyllo on bottom of pan, brushing each with melted butter as it is placed in the pan.
• 3 beat the eggs until thick and foamy.
• 4 add the cheese and beat well.
• 5 add 2 tbs melted butter and milk.
• 6 add salt, if needed and beat again.
• 7 top with layers in order: half the egg-cheese mixture, 10 more sheets of phyllo, brushed with butter, the rest of egg-cheese mixture, and the last 10 sheets phyllo with butter.
• 8 trim any excess pastry from around the edge.
• 9 bake at 350°f for 1¼ hours.
• 10 cut into about 16 diamond-shaped pieces and serve warm.