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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  European >> Greek >> Greek

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Remove the filo pastry from the refrigerator and let stand at room temperature about 1 hour. | 2. Make the filling by mashing the feta until it crumbles. | 3. Add to this the eggs, Emmenthal cheese, ricotta, parsley, mint and pepper and blend well. | 4. Cut each filo leaf into a strip 6 x 12" (15 x 30 cm). | 5. Brush each leaf with the melted butter. | 6. Fold the leaves in half lengthwise making strips 3 x l1" (6 x 30 cm). | 7. Again brush with butter and place 1 Tbsp. | 8. of the filling at the bottom of each leaf. | 9. Fold over to form a triangle (like you were folding a flag) and continue folding until the strip is completed. | 10. Repeat with each of the strips and place the completed triangles on a well greased cookie sheet. | 11. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. | 12. Brush the tops of each triangle with butter and then with a mixture of the egg yolk and 2 Tbsp of water. | 13. Sprinkle over with the sesame seeds and bake in a medium oven until the pastries are golden brown and flaky (about 20- 30 minutes). | 14. Serve hot or cool. | 15. Yields 16- 24 pastries. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
phyllo pastry	1/2		refrigerated	-	-	-	-
butter	3/4	cup	melted	1026.0	47.141999999999996	32.058	86.4
sesame seed	1/2	cup		1026.0	47.141999999999996	32.058	86.4
egg yolk	1			54.74	0.6103	2.6962	4.5118
cheese	1	cup	grated	476.55	3.159	28.89	38.799
feta	1/2	cup		198.0	3.0675	10.6575	15.96
ricotta cheese	4	ounces		197.3125	3.4473	12.7686	14.7191
egg	2		beaten	143.0	0.72	12.56	9.51
parsley	2	tablespoons	chopped	2.736	0.4811	0.2257	0.06
mint	2	tablespoons	chopped	5.016	0.9587	0.3751	0.0832
black pepper	1/2	teaspoon	ground	2.8865	0.7354	0.1195	0.0375

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.