Cheese Pita
Ready In: 50 mins
Serves: 8
Ingredients
- 1 lb phyllo dough (1 pkg.)
- 1 lb cream cheese, or
- 1 lb ricotta cheese
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 lb butter, melted
Directions
- thaw phyllo.
- preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- lay thawed phyllo on a flat surface and cover with damp tea towel.
- mix cheese, eggs and salt - set aside.
- on an 11" x 17" greased baking pan lay phyllo to cover.
- brush with melted butter.
- repeat until there are six layers.
- spread cheese filling evenly over phyllo, leaving about 1/2" around the edges.
- cover with phyllo brushed with butter.
- repeat until there are eight layers.
- tuck in egdes.
- brush top lightly with butter.
- bake until top browns, approximately 30 minutes.
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