Family cheese pie recipe recipe

Family cheese pie recipe recipe

By Emanuele Orlando
20’ Prep time
45’ Cook time
65’ Total time
670 Calories
6 Serving
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Step by Step

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Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
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Step 2

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 white sauce is thick. Mash feta cheese with a fork and combine with the grated cheese, well beaten eggs, parsley and white sauce.
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Step 3

Butter a 9 by 13-inch baking pan. Line with half the pastry sheets, brushing each sheet with butter, and letting them come up the sides of the pan. Pour in the cheese filling and cover with the remaining pastry sheets brushing each sheet with butter. Brush top with remaining butter and, with a sharp knife, score the top sheets into strips about 3 inches wide from 1 end of the pan to the other.
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Step 4

Bake until golden, about 45 minutes. Cut into squares and serve hot.

Ingredient

  • Butter
    Butter
  • Salt
    Salt
  • Melted butter
    Melted butter
  • All-purpose flour
    All-purpose flour
  • Milk
    Milk
  • Chopped parsley leaves
    Chopped parsley leaves
  • Phyllo dough (pastry sheets)
    Phyllo dough (pastry sheets)
  • Feta cheese
    Feta cheese
  • Grated kefalotiri cheese or parmesan
    Grated kefalotiri cheese or parmesan
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