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Greek Cheese Triangles

Tyropitta

Serves 6

These little cheese pies or pasties are popular in much of Greece, so much so that they are widely available in big frozen packages. Freshly made ones are better, of course, and are not much trouble to prepare.

Ingredients:

2 cups crumbled feta cheese (about 7 ounces)
¼ cup chopped flat-leaf parsley
1⁄8 teaspoon grated nutmeg
Freshly ground black pepper
Fine kosher salt or sea salt, if needed
2 medium eggs, beaten
6 11 by 18-inch sheets phyllo pastry, thawed if frozen
4 tablespoons (½ stick) unsalted butter, melted

Instructions:

1. Combine the feta, parsley, nutmeg, and pepper in a large bowl. Add salt to taste, if needed; there may be enough salt in the feta already. Stir in the eggs.

2. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Brush the long half of a phyllo sheet with melted butter. Fold the plain half over the buttered one. Place 2½ to 3 tablespoons filling near one end of the folded sheet. Fold the end of the pastry over the filling to make a triangle shape. Brush the top of the remaining, unfolded pastry with butter and continue folding along the sheet, keeping to the triangle shape, until the sheet is completely folded and the filling is completely enclosed in the pastry. Trim any loose ends with a sharp knife. Brush the triangle on all sides with butter and place, loose side down, on a nonstick baking sheet, or on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper or a silicone pastry mat. Make the remaining triangles in the same way.

3. Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, until the triangles are crisp and golden. Serve hot or warm.

Large Italian Crescents

Calzoni

Serves 4

A calzone is basically a covered pizza. Most of the time, calzones are made as small or medium individual crescents. But calzones can also be made large, for sharing, as in this recipe. I rather like the generous size of the large calzones; and it is far quicker to make just two rather than four, six, or more. Here I recommend making the calzones with Italian bread dough, but you can also use the pizza dough on page 42.

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Excerpted from Savory Baking from the Mediterranean: Focaccias, Flatbreads, Rusks, Tarts, and Other Breads by Anissa Helou
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