Recipe - Greek Feta Filo Cigars

1 cup Lowfat feta cheese;
drained & crumbled
One half cup Partskim ricotta cheese
(nonfat is available in my
area; but I don't like it
very much)
1 tablespoon Grated Parmesan cheese (can
sub. nonfat)
2 Cloves garlic; minced
2 tablespoon Minced fresh dill
2 Eggs; lightly beaten (I
can't remember if I used
Egg Beaters; but that
should work)
One fourth teaspoon Ground pepper
10 Sheets unbuttered filo dough
2 tablespoon Unsalted butter; melted

From: hnewling@mindspring.com (Helen Newling)

Date: Wed, 31 Jul 1996 10:17:17 +0100
Here's a appetizer recipe I made from a book called "Elegant LowCalorie
Cooking", put out by the California Culinary Academy. It was *really* good
~ but the cookbook only gives calorie counts, not fat grams, so I'm not
sure exactly how low fat it is. There are a couple of modifications that
could help it along though, and they use very little butter on the sheets
which also helps.

Notes: you'll need a lot of space to prepare this like an entire dining
room table! Also, cover the sheets you're not working with yet with a damp
tea towel to stop them drying out. It will make them a lot easier to work
with. Don't freak out, though, if the sheets crack somewhat as you roll
them this is normal.

1. Preheat oven to 400 F. Mix cheeses, dill, eggs and pepper until smooth.
Reserve.

2. On a clean, dry surface, unroll the filo dough and stack in a pile.
Using a pastry brush (I don't have one, so I used the back of a spoon
worked well enough!), sprinkle the first sheet with One half tsp. of butter.
Repeat with the second sheet & lay it on top of the first. Set aside.
Repeat procedure with remaining filo dough & butter to create 5 sets of two
layered sheets.

3. Mark long side of each filo dough stack into fifths, and cut into 5
equal strips, each 34 inches wide. Place a spoonful of the filling at the
base of each doublelayered strip and roll into a "cigar." Place cigars on
a parchmentcovered baking sheet. Repeat this process with the other 4 filo
stacks.

4. Bake until cigars lightly brown (about 15 minutes). Serve hot.

Make ahead tip: the rolled, unbaked cigars, if tightly covered with plastic
wrap, will keep fresh in the refrigerator for several hours.

Makes 25 small appetizers, approx. 8 servings Calories per serving: 56

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