🫙 From the Spice Rack
Bird's Nests with Cheese
1/2 c Cheese, parmesan, grated 2 tb Cheese, ricotta 2 ts Mint, fresh, chopped OR
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Ingredients8 items
Ingredients
- 1/2cup cheese, parmesan, grated
- 2tbsp cheese, ricotta
- 2tsp mint, fresh, chopped or
- 1/2tsp mint, dried
- 1pn pepper, black, ground
- 1/2cup butter, clarified **
- 3/4cup cheese, kasseri, crumbled or
- 3/4cup cheese, feta, crumbled
Directions
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FILLING---------------------------------- 2 Eggs, lightly beaten 1/2 c Cheese, parmesan, grated 2 tb Cheese, ricotta 2 ts Mint, fresh, chopp
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Filling: ======== In mixing bowl, combine eggs, Parmesan, ricotta, mint and pepper
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Set aside
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Preheat oven to 375 F
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Cut phyllo pastry sheets in half crosswise and cover with waxed paper and a lightly dampened kitchen towel
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Place 2 half sheets of phyllo, one on top of the other, horizontally on a work surface, trim off and discard a 1 inch strip from 1 short edg
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Pull top sheet toward you so that it overlaps bottom sheet by about 1 1/2 inches
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Dot exposed surfaces with clarified butter
