Basil Cheese Triangles

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb feta or 1 lb shredded monterey jack cheese
• 2 eggs, slightly beaten
• 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh basil leaf
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 1 (16 ounce) package frozen phyllo pastry sheets, thawed
• 1/3 cup butter or 1/3 cup margarine, melted

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 grease cookie sheet.
• 3 crumble feta cheese into small bowlm mash with fork.
• 4 stir in eggs, basil, and pepper until well mixed.
• 5 cut stack of phyllo sheets lengthwise into 2-inch strips.
• 6 cover with plastic wrap, then with damp towel to prevent them from drying out.
• 7 place 1 level teaspoon cheese mixture on end of 1 strip, fold phyllo strip end over end, in triangular shape, to opposite end.
• 8 place on cookie sheet.
• 9 repeat with remaining strips and cheese mixture.
• 10 brush butter over triangles.
• 11 bake 12 to 15 minutes or until puffed and golden.
• 12 serve warm.