Kaseropita (Greek Cheese Pie)

Name: Kaseropita (Greek Cheese Pie)
Total time: 3600 s
Yield: Makes 1 standard-size baking dish (Pyrex)
Ingredients: 8 sheets country-style phyllo dough, store-bought or homemade; 3 cups shredded kasseri cheese (about 400 grams); 3 cups shredded kefalograviera cheese (about 400 grams); 2 tablespoons finely chopped parsley; 2/3 cup corn oil (about 160 ml); 3 eggs; Salt; Pepper

KristineS @cook_8451507

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Simply wonderful and chewy. The melted cheese spreads deliciously in your mouth...

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In my opinion, this pie is best served hot.

Simply wonderful and chewy. The melted cheese spreads deliciously in your mouth...

A few more tips

In my opinion, this pie is best served hot.

KristineS @cook_8451507

,ΕΛΛΑΔΑ

Simply wonderful and chewy. The melted cheese spreads deliciously in your mouth...

A few more tips

In my opinion, this pie is best served hot.

Simply wonderful and chewy. The melted cheese spreads deliciously in your mouth...

A few more tips

In my opinion, this pie is best served hot.

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Ingredients

60 Minutes

Makes 1 standard-size baking dish (Pyrex)

8 sheetscountry-style phyllo dough, store-bought or homemade
3 cupsshredded kasseri cheese (about 400 grams)
3 cupsshredded kefalograviera cheese (about 400 grams)
2 tablespoonsfinely chopped parsley
2/3 cupcorn oil (about 160 ml)
3eggs
Salt
Pepper

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Steps

60 Minutes

1

In a bowl, prepare the filling by mixing the cheeses with the parsley, beaten eggs, salt, and pepper.
2

Lay out 4 phyllo sheets on a flat surface. Brush half of each sheet with corn oil, then fold each sheet in half.
3

Brush the outside of each folded sheet with more corn oil.
4

Grease a baking dish (such as a Pyrex) with corn oil and place one phyllo sheet in it, brushing it with corn oil as well.
5

Add two folded phyllo sheets, then place another unfolded sheet on top and brush it with corn oil.
6

Spread the cheese filling evenly and fold the bottom phyllo sheets over the filling to cover it.
7

Repeat the layering process with the remaining phyllo sheets.
8

Layer one whole sheet, two folded sheets, and one more whole sheet.
9

Fold the phyllo edges underneath in the baking dish.
10

Brush the entire surface with corn oil and score the top with a knife.
11

Bake in a preheated oven at 400°F (200°C) for 40 minutes.