Filo Cheese Pastries
By: Anonymous
Published: Friday, December 4, 2009 - 3:28am

Ingredients




Safflower oil -- to coat
Muffin tins
3/4 cup Low-fat ricotta cheese
1/4 cup Low-fat small curd cottage
Cheese
1/2 cup Crumbled feta cheese
1/4 cup Grated low-fat mozzarella
Cheese
1 Egg
2 tablespoons Dried dill
1/4 cup Finely minced parsley
1/2 teaspoon Pressed garlic
8 sht filo dough
4 tablespoons Unsalted butter (plus 1
Teaspoon) -- melted

Preparation

1 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly oil muffin tin. In blender or food processor, puree cheeses. Add egg and blend mixture well. 2 2. By hand, stir dill, parsley, and garlic into cheeses. Spoon mixture into a bowl and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate while proceeding with next steps. 3 3. Stack sheets of filo dough on a clean, dry surface. Brush each sheet with 1 teaspoon melted butter, and lay buttered sheets one on top of another. Cut piled sheets into 24 squares of 2-1/2 inches each. 4 4. Press squares into muffin tin cups, and spoon 1 tablespoon cheese filling into each. Fold edges of filo over filling and lightly brush top of each filo pastry with remaining butter. 5 5. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes, watching carefully so that pastries do not burn. Remove from tins, and let them cool slightly before serving.