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Cheese pie with cream cheese and feta cheese with a crunchy phyllo baked in a white ceramic pan and placed on a green and white checkered kitchen towel.

Tyropita with cream cheese

Written by Published on Updated on March 12, 2024 in Appetizers, Breakfast recipes, Main dishes, Pies

Hello,

This easy savory Tyropita with cream cheese has a smooth texture, and the reason is due to the cream cheese.  Rather than preparing a separate Bechamel sauce adding cream cheese gives this pie the same texture.  The combination of feta and cream cheese tempts you to return to the table for more of this delicious Greek Cheese pie.  Growing up in a Greek family aromas of pies would always linger in our home.  There was never a week that my mom would not bake a Spinach Pie (Spanakopita) or a Cheese Pie (Tyropita).

This pie s layered with country-style phyllo sheets rather than thin regular phyllo dough sheets.  Each Country-style phyllo sheet is thicker than the regular phyllo so you only need to use six sheets.  Each phyllo sheet is brushed with extra virgin olive oil to give it a golden brown color and crispy excellence.  If you are unable to find Country-style phyllo sheets in your local supermarket then you can use the traditional phyllo sheets, or even better prepare your homemade phyllo dough.   But remember that the main ingredient is Feta Cheese.

If you are truly not a fan of cream cheese you can also substitute the cream cheese with Ricotta cheese.  This delicious Italian cheese combined with Feta also gives this Tyropita,  Greek Cheese pie a creamy, savory taste.   I know a few people who prefer to use cottage cheese rather than Ricotta cheese which is also a great option..  But then again, you can use all three cheeses to prepare this Tyropita recipe.  This Tyropita has a delicious combination of feta and cream cheese that makes each bite of this luxurious pie a delight.

When I prepare a pie of this sort, I usually cut bigger pieces so that it is our main meal rather than an appetizer.  Tyropita is a delicious meal or snack for any time of the day.

I added one more secret ingredient to this pie,  nutmeg but shhhhh don’t tell anyone.  🙂

See you next time! 🙂

Cheese pie with cream cheese and feta cheese with a crunchy phyllo baked in a white ceramic pan and placed on a green and white checkered kitchen towel.

Tyropita with Cream Cheese

foodzesty
A traditional Greek Cheese pie made with Feta and cream cheese with a smooth and savory texture and taste.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Course Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine Greek, Mediterranean
Servings 6 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 300 grams Feta cheese crumbled
  • 200 grams ricotta cheese
  • 250 grams cream cheese room temp
  • 1 egg medium-room temp
  • ¼ tsp nutmeg (optional)
  • 6 phyllo sheets
  • ¼ cup olive oil

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 180c. In a large bowl add in the ricotta cheese, cream cheese, and the egg. Whip all three ingredients until smooth.
    Whipped cream cheese with one egg in a white bowl.
  • Add in the crumbled feta cheese, and nutmeg. Use a spatula to combine the ingredients.
    crumbled feta cheese
  • Brush olive oil on the bottom layer and sides of the baking pan. Add the first phyllo sheet and brush with olive oil. Do this step for each phyllo sheet. Once you have placed the last sheet pour the remaining olive oil and brush thoroughly.
    Country-style phyllo sheets brushed with extra virgin olive oil in a white baking pan.
  • Place in the oven for 30 minutes until golden brown. Can be served hot or cold.
    Golden brown crispy Greek Tyropita recipe.
Keyword feta cheese, Greek Cooking, pies, traditional

KALI MAS OREXI!! 🙂

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Welcome to a small corner of my Greek Heritage. Growing up in New York from Greek parents, was a challenge of its own...but the traditional food, tastes and aromas that my mother cooked always travelled me back to Greece. My mother is a wonderful cook, our house would always have that smell of home cooked food. I remember very clearly that we were only allowed fast food, once a week, that was a huge day for myself and my brother. Jumping up and down in the back car seat, laughing, just being kids. It is true that we all like to eat different foods, taste, smell, even try food that looks different than our regular meals at home and I think that is so natural. In my teens, I was not really into cooking, I enjoyed my magazines after school, listening to music, and just taking a breather. There were times that I would glance at some of my mom's recipes, more out of curiosity than to actually try to cook them. At that time I did not realise that cooking would become my passion one day. Slowly, I would start to look into my mom's recipes a bit more each day and I started to find it interesting as a hobby. Each month I would go into our neighborhood bookstore and pick up my monthly book, until one day I decided to stroll over into the cooking section. That summer was the first time I actually bought a cooking magazine....and I loved it. Cooking and baking started out as a hobby, but now after many years it is my passion. Exploring the cuisines, the spices, the oils, the scents, the variety of smells and tastes that exist. It was and still is an amazing journey without limits. So, come along with me on this adventure, and I hope you enjoy my recipes. Sophie

4 Comments

  1. popsiclesociety
    March 12, 2024 at 1:45 pm  ·  Reply

    I would love a large piece right now 😆 So delicious 😋 especially with the secret ingredient 😉😋

    • foodzesty
      March 20, 2024 at 11:54 am  ·  Reply

      Hi Ri, Thank you so very much. Sorry for my late response but I’ve been out with the flu. ufff. Hope all is good with you on the other side of the world….Huge hugs

      • popsiclesociety
        March 20, 2024 at 4:05 pm

        Hi Sophie, I’m sorry to hear that you’re unwell! Wish you to get better soon 💖
        I’m in the midst of relocating from Singapore to Thailand so I have a bit of a crazy period 😅 but for the rest everything is good 😊 Hugs and get well soon 💖🤗

      • foodzesty
        March 20, 2024 at 5:43 pm

        Thailand!!??? Ri, you and I do move around different countries. :). Take care and stay strong

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