Feta Squares

Photo: flickr user Ewan-M

Ingredients

1 pound feta cheese crumbled

1 1/2 pkt cream cheese - (8 oz) softened

5 lrg eggs

1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill

1/8 teaspoon salt

1/8 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper

12 frozen phyllo pastry sheets thawed

1/2 pound butter melted

Preparation

Beat cheeses at medium speed with an electric mixer until blended. Add eggs at low speed, one at a time, until blended. Stir in dill, salt, and pepper.

Cut each pastry sheet into a 13- by 9-inch rectangle. Stack 8 pastry sheets in a lightly greased 13- by 9-inch pan, brushing with butter between sheets. Spread with cheese mixture; top with 4 more sheets, and brush with butter.

Bake at 350 degrees for 45 to 50 minutes or until golden brown. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting into squares.

This recipe yields 20 appetizers.

Comments: Squares may be baked, covered with foil, and frozen. Thaw at room temperature 30 minutes. Bake squares at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until thoroughly heated.