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Looking for a traditional Greek Tiropita recipe? This delicious Greek cheese pie filled with a rich feta filling, wrapped in golden-brown crispy phyllo will amaze you.

Traditional Tiropita recipe (Greek cheese Pie with feta)

phyllo pastry

feta cheese, crumbled (7 ounces)

heavy cream

grated Parmesan or Regato or kefalograviera (3.5 ounces)

grated Gouda cheese

ricotta cheese

organic eggs, beaten

tbsps fresh mint (optional)

olive oil butter

sesame seeds (optional)

pepper

If you choose to prepare this Greek tiropita recipe with commercial phyllo dough, it is important to thaw completely the phyllo dough by putting it in the fridge from the previous day. For the beginners at working with phyllo, check the handling tips before starting.

Prepare the filling for the tiropita. This traditional tiropita recipe, calls for three different kind of cheese for extra flavour! Use a fork to crumble the feta cheese into a large bowl and add the beaten eggs along with the rest of the grated cheese and heavy cream. Chop some fresh mint and add to the mixture. Season with freshly ground pepper and blend well with a spoon. Place the mixture in the refrigerator for 20-30 minutes.

For this tiropita recipe you will need a large baking tray, approx. 20*30 cm. Using a pastry brush, butter the bottom and sides of the tray. Place one sheet of phyllo at the bottom of the pan and with a cooking brush sprinkle some olive oil or melted butter. Repeat the procedure, adding 4-5 more sheets of phyllo dough. You will use 5-6 phyllo sheets for the bottom of the tiropita.

Pour in the feta cheese mixture and smooth with a spatula. With a knife trim some of the excessive phyllo, and fold the excess phyllo sheets flaps over the mixture. Top the tiropita with 4-5 more phyllo sheets, making sure to oil or butter each one, before adding the other; roll in the edges. Brush the top with oil or butter, sprinkle with water and sesame seeds. If using commercial phyllo dough to make this tiropita recipe make sure to scar the top with a sharp knife, to help release the steam.

Bake the tiropita in a preheated oven at 180C for 45-50 minutes, until the phyllo is crisp and golden. Let it cool down for a while before serving. Enjoy!

Tiropitas

feta cheese, crumbled

lb. cottage cheese, small curd

eggs, beaten

salt

lb. fillo dough*, thawed

unsalted butter, melted

Combine cheeses, eggs and salt in a bowl. Stir until blended.

Set up your station: you need a large cutting board, a teaspoon (a measuring teaspoon), a brush, the melted butter, a parchment paper-lined baking sheet, and the fillo dough. If you haven’t already, unwrap the fillo dough and place it in a ziploc back.

Lay one sheet of fillo horizontally oriented in front of you on your cutting board. Brush it with butter. Run a knife down the piece of dough every two inches or so — this should yield six to seven strips. (See photo above.)

Place one teaspoon of cheese mixture at the end of each strip. Fold over corner to make a triangle. Continue folding from side to side till you get to the end of the strip. (See photos above.) Place on prepared pan. Brush tops with butter. Repeat process until you’ve used up all of your filling.

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Bake for 10 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool briefly before serving.

Glad I stumbled on to this recipe.  The phyllo dough is so forgiving.  Even if it shreds or tears, you can put it all together with the butter.  A bit of filling goes a long way. After a few packets, it was easy to get the hang of it.  I added 2 and 3 layers of phyllo before I made the strip, for more buttery, crunchy layers.  Guests loved it.  Wonderful addition to meal time.

I grew up in Athens, Greece and made these a week ago. My family loved them so much, I am teaching my daughter to make them today! Thanks 😊

Thank you for sharing. I made these tonight ,excellent! 

Tried these for dinner tonight! DELICIOUS!  Aside from the mishaps of never having worked with phyllo before, i think they turned out very well! Took closer to 25 mins to cook (not from frozen).  Looking forward to trying these again.

Great Recipe!!!  My Family loves using Alexandra,s recipes 😋 Thank you

My oven isn’t old but it took almost 40 minutes from frozen to golden. My phyllo was about 9x14 inches and I cut it in half. Then I folded it lengthwise to 2.25” and folded into triangles. Very delicious though. I’ll make again and again. Thanks for this one!

I did feta, ricotta, and cotija (a grated hard Mexican cheese that is a bit salty). They were amazing!

Tiropita (Greek Cheese and Egg Pie)

feta cheese

Romano Cheese

eggs

Tbsp. extra virgin olive oil

phyllo (fillo) pastry sheets (#4 if specified)

unsalted butter

Special Instructions

Remove the phyllo dough

Love, love Tyropitas!  The recipe is like yours, though no salt, with one exception, and I wonder if anyone has ever tried to add caraway seeds, together with the usual herbs, like Thyme and Dill? It's just a different taste experience and is our preferred way.

Your the best. I make your recipes. I love Greek food . The Greek people to.

Your the best. I make your recipes. I love Greek food . The Greek people to.
I wish to say I do not alter the original Greek recipes. It is meant to be experienced exactly as written. Traditionally.  I wish to express as much to those making this wonderful  traditional Greek recipe. Enjoy authentic.

I made these for my fam for breakfast and they were delish!!! Added a little bit of Parmesan cheese. Thank you!

I am forever thankful for this recipe of yours which is much like mine, given to me many years ago by my Greek neighbor.  I had copied all of my entire recipe box into MacGourmet as we live in a motor home and I had to pare down on items to give me more space.  For some unknown reason I all of my MacGourmet data base disappeared and I am now at a loss and hope to be able and retrieve them through the company because it contained all of my family recipes, boohoo!!!  So glad you came through with one of those recipes!!!!

Hi Alexandra,

My distant aunt brought a bunch of Tiropitas the last time she came visiting, and the kids really enjoyed it. I tried recreating it a couple of times; you don’t want to know how that turned out. However, your recipe has me optimistic! Wish me luck.

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