Filo Pastry With Cheese
Prep time: 30 min
Serves: 8
Ingredients:
- 8 sheets of filo dough, thawed according to the manufacturer’s instructions
- Half a bag of defrosted or fresh spinach leaves
- 3 cloves of garlic, peeled and crushed
- 1/2 loaf of Tnuva Cheddar Loaf Cheese
- 1/2 tube of soft Tnuva Goat Cheese
- 1/2 cup of Tnuva Feta Sheep’s Or Cow’s Milk Cheese, drained
- 1 egg
- A pinch of ground black pepper
- Cooking spray or 1/2 cup of vegetable oil
- 1/2 tsp of coarse salt (if desired)
Instructions
- Chop the spinach leaves finely. Transfer to a large bowl and add garlic.
- Coarsely grate the Tnuva Cheddar Loaf Cheese and cut the Tnuva Goat Cheese into small cubes. Add to the bowl together with the rest of the ingredients, except for the filo dough and oil, and stir well.
- Heat the oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a baking pan.
- Place a sheet of filo dough on the work surface and grease it with cooking spray or a brush dipped in oil. It is important for the entire surface of the dough to be greased (making it easier to fold the sheet).
- Gently fold the sheet (creating “accordion-like” folds), until the sheet forms a “bow-tie” (pic 1).
- Holding the middle of the right side of the “bow-tie” and the middle of its left side, bring them together, until they form a four-winged shape (pic. 2).
- Place 2 tablespoons of filling in the center of the pastry (pic. 3). Cover the filling with the “wings”, creating a sphere (pic. 4). Turn the sphere over and place in a baking pan. Repeat with the rest of the dough and filling.
- Grease the pastries with cooking spray or a brush. It’s important to grease the dough well so that it doesn’t dry, then season it with a pinch of coarse salt (take the saltiness of the cheese filling into account). Bake for about 30 minutes, until the pastries are golden brown, remove from oven. Serve hot.
