Filo Delights Recipe

  

Party Desserts Recipes - Filo Delights

Ingredients

  • 12 oz (340g) package filo pastry

  • 1/2 lb (225g) butter, melted

SEAFOOD FILLING

  • 1/4 Cup (60ML) cottage cheese

  • 8 oz (225g) can crabmeat, drained

  • 2 green onions, chopped

  • salt and pepper, to taste 

SPINACH CHEESE FILLING

  • 4 oz (110g) spinach, shredded and cooked

  • 1 small onion, chopped

  • 1 oz (28g) feta cheese, crumbled

  • 1/2 tsp (2.5ml) lemon juice

  • pepper, to taste

CHILI PEPPER MEAT FILLING

  • 1/4 lb (110g) cooked ground beef

  • 1 tbsp (15ml) chili pepper sauce or to taste

  • 1 small onion, chopped

CREAM CHEESE FILLING

  • 4 oz (110g) cream cheese, softened

  • 2 green onions, chopped

  • salt and pepper, to taste

Method:

  1. To prepare the fillings, combine ingredients, adjusting seasoning a necessary.

  2. Place pastry between 2 dry dish towels and cover with a barely damp dish towel. Take 2 sheet of pasty at a time and place 1 on top of the other.Cut pastry into 6 pieces, across the width. Brush each piece of pastry with a little butter.

  3. Place 1 tsp (5ml) of selected filling in left-hand corner of pastry up to cover filling to form a large triangle. Fold left-hand corner up to form a smaller triangle. Continue folding in corners to make a neat package of the filling.Brush with melted butter. Repeat with remaining pastry and filling.

  4. Place on baking tray. Bake at 400F (200C) for 15-20 minutes until golden brown. Serve hot.

Note: Filo delights can be filled in advance. Layer uncooked triangles between sheets of plastic wrap and freeze fro up to 2 weeks. Place frozen into hot oven to cook and brown.