Filo cheese cakes (for 6 pieces)

AUTHOR
Benton Mccarty
DIFFICULTY
easy
RATING
3 4
COOK TIME
50 mins
TOTAL TIME
50 mins

Ingredients

Servings: 6
  • 110 g Butter
  • 2 TABLESPOONS Flour
  • 250 ml Milk
  • 150 g Feta (sheep's cheese)
  • 100 g Gruyère and pecorino cheese
  • 7-10 Tbsp black pepper
  • 7-10 Tbsp grated nutmeg
  • 2 (approx. 330 g; each 56 cm Ø) round leaves filo pastry
  • 7-10 Tbsp Mint and rosemary

Directions

  1. 1

    Melt 30 g butter in a pot. Dust with flour and gradually stir in the milk. Simmer for 2-3 minutes. Set aside. Mash feta finely with a fork. Grate Greyezer and Pecorino finely.

  2. 2

    Stir the cheese into the sauce. Season to taste with pepper and nutmeg. Melt 80 g butter in a saucepan. Lay the filo pastry apart. Wrap the dough in a damp tea towel. Lightly spread 6 tartlet cups (each 11 cm Ø) with butter.

  3. 3

    Brush the dough sheets with the remaining butter and cut them into 12 cake pieces each. Place 2 pieces of dough on top of each other in 1 mould. Spread the cheese mixture on top. Place 2 pieces of dough on top of each other in opposite directions.

  4. 4

    Cover the moulds with it. Bake in the preheated oven (electric cooker: 200 °C/ convection oven: 175 °C/ gas. Level 3) for 12-15 minutes until golden brown. Serve garnished with mint and rosemary.

Nutrition Facts

KCAL
550 kcal
CARBS
45 g
FATS
32 g
PROTEINS
23 g

Categories & Tags

Main DishesheartySalad