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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

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A traditional Greek Cheese pie made with Feta and cream cheese with a smooth and savory texture and taste.
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