Indulge in the delightful flavors of tiropitakia, crispy and savory phyllo triangles filled with a delectable mixture of spinach, tangy feta cheese, and aromatic herbs. Originating from the vibrant culinary traditions of Greece, these golden pastries are a true testament to the country's rich gastronomic heritage. Typically enjoyed as a delectable appetizer or a light meal, tiropitakia can be found in bakeries, tavernas, and homes across Greece and beyond. This versatile dish offers endless possibilities for customization, with variations featuring different fillings and unique flavor combinations. Explore a collection of tiropitakia recipes, each offering a distinct culinary journey. From traditional recipes that honor the classic flavors of spinach and feta to innovative variations incorporating sun-dried tomatoes, mushrooms, and even sweet fillings like apples and cinnamon, there's a tiropitakia recipe for every palate. Discover the secrets of crafting the perfect phyllo pastry, achieving the ideal balance of crispy and flaky layers. Learn how to prepare the flavorful fillings, ensuring a harmonious blend of textures and tastes. With step-by-step instructions and helpful tips, these recipes will guide you in creating tiropitakia that will impress your family and friends, transporting them to the heart of Greek culinary delights.
Here are our top 9 tried and tested recipes!
GREEK FETA CHEESE TRIANGLES RECIPE (TIROPITAKIA)
A delicious traditional Greek Tiropitakia recipe, the perfect little treat for any time of the day! For this Greek feta cheese triangles recipe the feta cheese is crumbled and mixed with two different kind of cheese and then wrapped with phyllo pastry, forming a triangle, brushed with melted butter or olive oil and baked until golden and crispy, to perfection.. Simply delicious!
Provided by Eli K. Giannopoulos
Categories Appetizer
Time 35m
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- For the beginners at working with phyllo, check the handling tips before starting.
- To prepare the tiropitakia, start by preparing the filling. Crush the feta cheese into a large bowl and add the grated cheese, the egg, a splash of milk, the yoghurt and season with freshly ground pepper. Mix well with a spoon to combine the ingredients. (At this point you can add some chopped fresh herbs if you like; some fresh dill or mint will surely lift the flavour).
- Preheat the oven at 180C and start preparing the tiropitakia.
- Spread one sheet of the phyllo dough on the kitchen counter and with a cooking brush drizzle with some melted butter or olive oil. Spread one more sheet on top and drizzle with some more butter.
- Cut the sheets into three or four lanes (depending on if you like the tiropitakia to be small or larger). At the end of each lane add one tablespoon of the filling. Fold one corner to form a triangle and continue folding the triangle upon itself, until the entire piece of phyllo is used. Continue with the rest phyllo sheets and filling.
- Oil the bottom of a large baking tray, place the tiropitakia and brush them with some melted butter on top. Bake in preheated oven at 180C for 25-30 minutes, until golden and crispy.
- Serve this delicious Greek feta cheese triangles as a great starter with some Greek salad aside.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 piece, Calories 93kcal, Sugar 0.6g, Sodium 226.4mg, Fat 5.7g, SaturatedFat 3g, UnsaturatedFat 2.3g, TransFat 0g, Carbohydrate 5.8g, Fiber 0.2g, Protein 4.5g, Cholesterol 4.5g
TIROPETAKIA (SPINACH AND FETA FILLED PHYLLO TRIANGLES)
A delightful Greek appetizer, courtesy of Jeff Smith. The name refers to the shape. They are so cute and quite addictive!
Provided by LifeIsGood
Categories Spinach
Time 1h5m
Yield 25-30 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Drain the spinach -- squeeze out all excess liquid.
- Mix with the cheeses and add the egg, lemon peel, a little nutmeg, salt and pepper.
- Place a sheet of phyllo dough on a cutting board and brush with melted butter. With a sharp knife, cut the sheet into 5 pieces, each about 3 inches wide.
- Place a scant 1 T. filling at the bottom of each piece (don't fill it too full or the phyllo won't be able to crisp up over the filling), and roll up so as to form a triangle (think flag folding). Move one side to the other until the whole is rolled up. Contine with remaining phyllo and spinach mixture until all spinach is gone.
- Bake on a buttered cookie sheet at 400 degrees F. for about 15-20 minutes, or until lightly golden brown.
SPINACH FETA TRIANGLES
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Yield 16 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a skillet melt butter and cook onion for about 3 minutes or until softened. Remove skillet from heat and stir in spinach, feta cheese and egg. Season with salt and pepper. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lay out one layer of phyllo dough and brush with butter. Top with another layer of dough and repeat with butter and a third layer of dough. With a sharp knife cut rectangle into 3 evenly sized pieces. Place a heaping tablespoon of the spinach mixture in lower left corner of one of the pieces and fold up as you would a flag--folding the lower corner up to form a triangle and continuing to fold up in the shape of a triangle. Place triangles on a baking sheet, at this point they can be frozen and then stored in an airtight container. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown and puffed.
PHYLLO TRIANGLES WITH SPINACH , FETA AND RICOTTA
Make and share this Phyllo Triangles With Spinach , Feta and Ricotta recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Boo Chef in West Te
Categories Greek
Time 40m
Yield 20 triangles, 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- FILLING: Mix the feta, ricotta, eggs, scallions, dill, lemon juice, garlic, nutmeg, salt, and pepper together in a large bowl. Stir in the spinach until uniform. (The filling can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 24 hours.).
- PHYLLO LAYERS: Adjust an oven rack to the upper- and lower-middle positions and heat the oven to 375 degrees.Form the phyllo triangles, using a generous 1 tablespoon of filling per triangle. Spread the triangles out over 2 parchment paper-lined baking sheets. Bake the triangles until golden, about 20 minutes, switching and rotating the sheets halfway through the baking time.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 646, Fat 45, SaturatedFat 13.4, Cholesterol 118.7, Sodium 967.7, Carbohydrate 43.9, Fiber 1.9, Sugar 2.4, Protein 16.4
SPINACH, FETA, AND SUN-DRIED TOMATO PHYLLO TRIANGLES
These are nice for entertaining because they can be frozen up to a month ahead and then popped into the oven. From Fine Cooking posted for ZWT 6 Greece.
Provided by cookiedog
Categories Spinach
Time 1h20m
Yield 6 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Position racks in the top and bottom thirds of the oven and heat the oven to 375°F In a large bowl, combine the spinach, feta, mint, sun-dried tomatoes, olives, eggs, garlic, lemon juice and zest, pepper, and salt. Mix well.
- Unroll the phyllo and lay it flat on a clean, dry surface. Cover completely with plastic wrap. Working with one sheet of phyllo at a time, and keeping the rest covered with the plastic wrap to keep it from drying out, place a sheet vertically in front of you. Brush the phyllo with butter and cover with another sheet. Butter the top sheet and cut the phyllo lengthwise into equal 3-inch-wide strips. Spoon 2 teaspoons of filling on the lower end of each strip as shown in the left photo below. Fold up the phyllo strips as you would a flag to create a neat triangle, being careful not to roll too tightly or the triangles will crack when baked. Transfer to a baking sheet and cover with plastic. Repeat with the rest of the phyllo and filling until you run out of filling.
- Butter two sheet pans. Arrange the phyllo triangles on the prepared baking sheets in a single layer. Brush the tops of the triangles with melted butter and bake until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes, switching the positions of the pans halfway through baking.
- Make Ahead Tips. Assembled, unbaked phyllo triangles can be frozen for up to a month. Freeze the triangles on the baking sheet. When frozen, transfer them to an airtight container, setting parchment or plastic wrap between layers if needed, and return to the freezer. Bake as directed above (do not thaw the triangles first); baking time will be 20 to 25 minutes.
GREEK SPINACH TRIANGLES
Make and share this Greek Spinach Triangles recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Dancer
Categories Vegetable
Time 2h5m
Yield 50 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- * To cut calories, you can use butter-flavored cooking spray in place of the butter.
- Cook spinach according to directions; drain well.
- Mix spinach, eggs, onion, cream cheese, pepper and feta cheese together.
- Refrigerate mixture at least 1 hour.
- Open package of phyllo pastry; cut a strip 2" wide, cutting through all layers.
- Cover remaining dough with a damp cloth to prevent cracking.
- Separate dough so that you have 2 sheets for each triangle.
- Brush the dough with melted butter.
- Put 1 rounded teaspoon of spinach mixture at the top of the strip.
- Fold pastry over like folding a flag.
- Place on well-buttered baking sheet; brush top with butter.
- Bake at 375 degrees Fahrenheit for 20 minutes.
- Serve warm.
- To freeze the triangles before cooking, butter both sides of triangle and wrap well.
- Bake when needed.
SPANAKOPITA TRIANGLES
Make and share this Spanakopita Triangles recipe from Food.com.
Provided by Steve P.
Categories Cheese
Time 1h15m
Yield 27 Spanakopitas
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Heat vegetable oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.
- Slowly cook and stir onions until softened.
- Mix in spinach, dill and flour.
- Cook approximately 10 minutes, or until most of the moisture has been absorbed.
- Remove from heat.
- Mix in feta cheese, eggs, salt and pepper.
- Lay phyllo dough flat and brush with butter.
- Place a small amount of spinach mixture onto each piece of dough.
- Fold phyllo into triangles around the mixture.
- Brush with butter.
- Place filled phyllo dough triangles on a large baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven 45 minutes to 1 hour, or until golden brown.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 248.3, Fat 18.5, SaturatedFat 8.9, Cholesterol 62.6, Sodium 338.1, Carbohydrate 16.1, Fiber 1.3, Sugar 1.1, Protein 5
SPINACH PHYLLO TRIANGLES
These crispy pockets of spinach and feta cheese with a hint of oregano look like a lot of work, but after assembling a few, you zip through them.-Mrs. Jody McIntyre, Burns Lake, British Columbia
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Appetizers
Time 45m
Yield 2 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray, cook onion until, tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in spinach and oregano; cook over medium-low heat just until spinach is warmed. Drain. Remove from the heat; stir in feta cheese and set aside. , Spray one sheet of phyllo dough with butter-flavored cooking spray. (Keep remaining phyllo covered with plastic wrap and a damp towel to prevent drying.) Fold dough in half lengthwise; spray with butter-flavored cooking spray. Cut dough in half lengthwise, forming two strips. , Place 1 tablespoon of spinach mixture on lower corner of each strip. Fold dough over filling, forming a triangle. Continue folding, like a flag, until you come to the end of each strip. Spray with butter-flavored cooking spray, making sure all edges are sprayed and sealed. Repeat with remaining phyllo and filling., Place triangles on a baking sheet coated with cooking spray. Bake at 375° for 15-20 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to a wire rack. Serve warm.,
Nutrition Facts : Calories 74 calories, Fat 3g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 8mg cholesterol, Sodium 199mg sodium, Carbohydrate 8g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 4g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
KITTENCAL'S GREEK SPINACH AND FETA PUFF PASTRY TRIANGLES
I have been making these for years for my get togethers and I sometimes make these using phyllo dough but puff pastry is really just as good and more convenient --- I sometimes add in roasted garlic into the spinach mixture and also a pinch of cayenne pepper for a bit of heat --- these are so good and make wonderful appetizers!
Provided by Kittencalrecipezazz
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 1h20m
Yield 32 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Thaw the puff pastry at room temperature for 40 minutes.
- Set oven to 400 degrees F.
- Lightly grease a baking sheet.
- In a small cup or bowl whisk together 1 egg with water; set aside.
- In another bowl mix together 2 eggs, feta cheese, spinach, onion, parsley and black pepper.
- Unfold the pastry sheets on a lightly floured surface.
- Roll each sheet into a 12-inch square.
- Cut each into 16 (3-inch) squares (I use a pizza cutter for this!).
- Place about 1 tablespoon spinach/cheese mixture in the middle of each square.
- Brush the edges with egg mixture.
- Fold squares over the filling to form triangles.
- Crimp edges to seal.
- Place on a baking sheet, and brush tops with remaining egg mixture.
- Bake for about 20 minutes or until golden.
- Best served warm or at room temperature.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 103.7, Fat 7.1, SaturatedFat 2.2, Cholesterol 20.6, Sodium 91.4, Carbohydrate 7.7, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 0.4, Protein 2.5
Tips:
- Prepare the ingredients in advance: Chop the spinach, feta, and onion before starting to assemble the tiropitakia. This will save you time and make the process easier.
- Use fresh, high-quality ingredients: The quality of your ingredients will greatly affect the taste of your tiropitakia. Use fresh spinach, feta, and phyllo dough for the best results.
- Don't overfill the tiropitakia: Overfilling the tiropitakia will make them difficult to fold and they may burst open during baking.
- Bake the tiropitakia until they are golden brown: This will ensure that they are cooked through and have a crispy exterior.
- Serve the tiropitakia warm: Tiropitakia are best served warm, when the cheese is melted and gooey. You can reheat them in the oven or microwave if necessary.
Conclusion:
Tiropitakia are a delicious and versatile appetizer or snack that can be enjoyed by people of all ages. They are easy to make and can be tailored to your own taste preferences. Whether you like them cheesy, spinachy, or oniony, there is a tiropitakia recipe out there for you. So next time you are looking for a quick and easy snack, give tiropitakia a try. You won't be disappointed!
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