Spinachcheesephylloappetizers Recipes

SPINACH AND 3 CHEESE PHYLLO TRIANGLES

Steps:

• Saute 2-3 min., white and light green parts of scallions and the garlic in the olive oil. Watch closely. You just want it to soften, not to brown.
• Squeeze the excess water out of the spinach.
• In a large bowl combine all the ingredients except for the veg. oil, butter and pastry. Mix gently but thoroughly.
• Combine the veg. oil and butter.
• Place 1 sheet of phyllo on your work surface (keep the rest covered with a damp tea towel to prevent drying out). Using a pastry brush, lightly brush with the butter mixture. Place a second sheet on top and brush again. Place a third sheet on top and brush again.
• Cut the layers into 3 equal strips, lengthwise.
• Place a heaping tablespoon of the filling 1/2 an inch away from the narrow edge nearest you on the first row of strips.
• Take the bottom left corner and fold it over the filling so the narrow edge meets the side edge, forming a triangle.
• Keep folding the dough over like you are folding a flag, sort of like flipping the triangle over and over. If there is a bit of phyllo left when you reach the top, just fold it under.
• Repeat this process until you run out of filling, phyllo or patience!
• These can be frozen for a week or two. Separate layers with waxed paper.
• Brush tops lightly with melted butter, place on parchment lined baking sheet and bake at 375' for 15-18 minute (20-25 minute if frozen) or until tops are golden.
• Leftovers can be reheated at 375' for 8 minute.

SPINACH CHEESE PHYLLO APPETIZERS

Steps:

• Stir together cream cheese, spinach red pepper and pepper until well blended.
• Lay one phyllo sheet on a flat surface and brush with margarine.
• cut phyllo lengthwise into 4 long strips.
• spoon approximately 1 tablespoon filling about an inch from the end of the phyllo strip.
• Fold phyllo over filling at an angle and continue folding like folding a flag until you have a triangle. repeat with remaining phyllo and filling.
• Place triangles on greased cookie sheet, brushtops with margarine and bake at 375, 12 -15 minutes until golden.

CHEESE FILLED TRIANGLES

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Slowly cook and stir onion until tender, about 5 minutes. Mix in spinach and salt. Stir in feta cheese, cottage cheese and egg. Cook and stir until thickened, 5 to 10 minutes. Reduce heat to simmer.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Unroll phyllo dough sheets one at a time on a flat surface. Brush with unsalted butter. Cut into strips approximately 5 inches wide. Place 1 tablespoon of the onion, spinach and feta mixture at one end of each dough strip. Fold the end of the strip over the filling so that it forms a triangle. Continue folding the strip in triangles until a small, triangular stuffed pastry remains. Brush with unsalted butter. Repeat with remaining phyllo dough.
• Arrange stuffed triangles on a large baking sheet. Bake in the preheated oven 12 to 15 minutes, until golden brown. Serve warm.

SPINACH AND CREAM CHEESE PHYLLO SQUARES

Steps:

• whip cream cheese until smooth.
• add in spinach, garlic powder, salt and pepper to taste.
• put 2 tbsp of butter in a 1/2 sheet pan.
• Unroll the phyllo dough and put half on the bottom of the pan.
• Spread the filling in an even layer and top with the other half of the phyllo dough. Cut into 24 squares and pour butter all over the top.
• Make a egg and milk mixture and pour over the butter and place in the oven at 350 for 25 mins or until lighty browned.

SPINACH-CHEESE TRIANGLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
• In skillet over medium-high heat, heat 1 tablespoon margarine.
• Add onion and cook until tender.
• Add spinach and cook 4 minutes or until liquid evaporates.
• Remove from heat.
• Stir in feta cheese, cream cheese, egg and garlic powder.
• In cup melt remaining margarine.
• Unfold dough.
• Remove 2 dough sheets leaving the remaining covered.
• Brush with margarine.
• Repeat with 4 more dough sheets stacking each on top of the previous sheet.
• Repeat with remaining sheet making three stacks in all.
• Cut each stack crosswise into 5 (about three inch) strips.
• Place about 2 tablespoons spinach mixture at the end of each strip.
• Fold each corner of strip over spinach mixture to form a triangle.
• Fold triangle over toward strip.
• Continue folding until the entire strip is folded into a triangle.
• Place on greased baking sheet.
• Brush with margarine.
• Bake for 20 minutes or until golden.

SPINACH PHYLLO TRIANGLES

Steps:

• In a nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, cook onion until, tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in spinach and oregano; cook over medium-low heat just until spinach is warmed. Drain. Remove from the heat; stir in feta cheese and set aside. , Spray one sheet of phyllo dough with butter-flavored cooking spray. (Keep remaining phyllo covered with plastic wrap and a damp towel to prevent drying.) Fold dough in half lengthwise; spray with butter-flavored cooking spray. Cut dough in half lengthwise, forming two strips. , Place 1 tablespoon of spinach mixture on lower corner of each strip. Fold dough over filling, forming a triangle. Continue folding, like a flag, until you come to the end of each strip. Spray with butter-flavored cooking spray, making sure all edges are sprayed and sealed. Repeat with remaining phyllo and filling., Place triangles on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake at 375° for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to a wire rack. Serve warm.,

SPINACH CHEESE PHYLLO SQUARES

Steps:

• Layer three phyllo sheets in a 13x9x2-inch baking dish coated with nonstick spray, lightly spraying the top of each sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a bowl, combine, spinach, cheeses, 2 eggs, parsley, and salt. Spread over phyllo. Top with remaining phyllo, again spraying each sheet.
• Using a sharp knife, cut into 12 squares; cover and chill for 1 hour.
• Beat egg whites, 2 eggs, and milk; pour over casserole. Cover and refrigerate overnight.
• Remove from the refrigerator 1 hour before baking. Bake, uncovered, at 375 degrees for 40-50 minutes, until a knife inserted in the center comes out clean and top is golden brown. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting.

MAKE AHEAD SPINACH PHYLLO ROLL-UPS

Steps:

• Combine all ingredientes except phyllo and butter; set aside.
• Place 1 of the phyllo sheets on clean work surface; brush lightly with butter. Top with 2 more phyllo sheets, brushing more of the remaining butter between each layer, Place remaining phyllo between sheets of plastic wrap; set aside,.
• Spread one-third of the spinach mixture along one short side of the phyllo stack. Fold in ends; roll up to make log. Brush with some of the remaining butter. Repeat with remaining phyllo sheets, spinach mixture and butter. To prevent from cracking, score log at 1-inch intervals.
• Place in large freezer weight resealable plastic bags or wrap tightly in plastic wrap until ready to bake. Remove from freezer 30 minutes before baking. Let stand at room temperature while preheating oven to 375°F Place on baking sheet.
• Bake 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 5 minutes. Transfer to cutting board. Use serrated knife to cut each log into 10 slices to serve.