Cheese Pita

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 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

Recipe

• 1 thaw phyllo.
• 2 preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• 3 lay thawed phyllo on a flat surface and cover with damp tea towel.
• 4 mix cheese, eggs and salt - set aside.
• 5 on an 11" x 17" greased baking pan lay phyllo to cover.
• 6 brush with melted butter.
• 7 repeat until there are six layers.
• 8 spread cheese filling evenly over phyllo, leaving about 1/2" around the edges.
• 9 cover with phyllo brushed with butter.
• 10 repeat until there are eight layers.
• 11 tuck in egdes.
• 12 brush top lightly with butter.
• 13 bake until top browns, approximately 30 minutes.