Pleated Cheese Pie

Cally and Maria’s Pleated Cheese Pie


This fun and easy Greek recipe for phyllo cheese pie, aka tyropita, is one of hundreds of variations on the classic phyllo-feta-egg theme. It’s a delight to make and eat and it pays homage to the many ways Greek feta is used in Greek cooking as well as in the Mediterranean diet!
RATING
SERVES
9
PREP TIME
10 min
COOK TIME
50 min

Ingredients

  • 9 ounces/250 g commercial phyllo defrosted and at room temperature
  • 9 ounces/250 g Greek feta cheese crumbled
  • 4 eggs well-beaten
  • 9 ounces/250 g unsalted butter melted and cooled slightly plus more for brushing the pan
  • 300 ml seltzer water or Greek sparkling water
  • 4 tablespoons grated kefalotyri cheese

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350°F/180°C. Butter a large shallow baking pan or jelly roll pan. Place a sheet of phyllo on a clean work surface, near the baking pan. Sprinkle lightly with feta. Scrunch the phyllo together across the wide side so that it bunches up and resembles a pleated surface. Lift this carefully and place along the short side of the baking pan. Repeat with remaining phyllo and cheese, placing each scrunched piece of feta-sprinkled phyllo snugly next to the previous one until the surface of the pan is covered.
  2. Whisk together the beaten eggs and melted, cooled butter. Pour the seltzer over the surface of the phyllo, then pour the egg-butter mixture on top and finally sprinkle with kefalotyri. Bake until golden brown, about 50 minutes to 1 hour. Remove, cool slightly, and cut into pieces. The pie will look pleated.

Love savory pies and phyllo specialties? Sign up for my online class “Fearless Phyllo – Homemade!” to learn the secrets of making great, easy pies at home! 

Share it if you like it!