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Food, food, food

These delicious little flaky pastries have an ooey-gooey, cheesy filling loaded with flavour! The feta and Kasseri cheeses melt deliciously; along with Kefalotyri; they are the three most popular cheeses in Greece. They are easy to make and perfect as an appetizer or as a part of a Greek dinner. Make them ahead of time, freeze quickly, then bake straight from the freezer whenever you want them! Serves 6

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INGREDIENTS: 
  • 350g/ ¾ lb feta
  • 20 mint leavers
  • 2 sprigs basil
  • 150g/5 ½ oz Kasseri cheese
  • Pepper
  • 3 eggs and 1 egg yolk
  • 12 sheets phyllo pastry
  • 15g/ 2/3 cup butter
  • Sesame seeds

METHOD:
  1. Cut the feta into little cubes. Finely chop the mint and basil. Combine them all in a dish. Grate the kasseri on top. Add pepper and 3 eggs and mix well with your hands until thoroughly combined.
  2. Spread a sheet of phyllo on your work surface. Brush the dough with melted butter. Cover with a second sheet, aligned exactly on top of the first.
  3. Cut the pastry into 8 cm /3-inch-wide strips. Place 1 teaspoon of the cheese filling at the bottom of each strip.
  4. Take the corner of pastry and fold over to form a triangle, covering filling. Lift the first triangle up and over to form a second triangle Continue folding over and over until you reach the end of the pastry strip. Trim the edges if pastry overhangs. Complete the others in the same fashion.
  5. Beat the egg yolk with a fork. Brush the tops of the triangles with egg yolk. Butter a baking tray.
  6. Arrange the triangles on the buttered tray. Sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake at 180˚C/355˚F until golden. Serve while hot.

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