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Title: Tiropetes (Cheese Rolls)
Categories: Appetizer Cheese Greek Easter Southern
Yield: 100 Rolls
| 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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