Cheese Triangles

5 ingredients
17 steps

Ingredients

  • 1 lb phyllo pastry sheet
  • 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, melted
  • 1 lb monterey jack cheese, grated
  • 1 egg, beaten
  • salt

Directions

  1. 1
    Unroll phyllo dough and place one sheet on work surface (keep remainder covered with wax paper and a damp towel to prevent drying out).
  2. 2
    Brush dough with melted butter.
  3. 3
    Top with second sheet and brush with butter.
  4. 4
    Cut into lengthwise strips 5 inches wide.
  5. 5
    Combine cheese, egg and salt in a bowl.
  6. 6
    Place 1 tablespoon of cheese mixture at one end of phllo strip.
  7. 7
    Fold over to form triangle and continue folding like a flag until you reach the end of the strip.
  8. 8
    Brush end with a little butter and tuck into fold to seal.
  9. 9
    Repeat with remaining phllo and filling.
  10. 10
    Place triangles on baking sheets until all triangles are assembled.
  11. 11
    **Ifpreparing ahead of time and freezing, freeze before baking.
  12. 12
    Flash freeze on baking sheets until frozen and then stack triangles between layers of foil in a large container.
  13. 13
    Bake without thawing in 400-degree oven for 15-20 minutes.
  14. 14
    **Ifbaking immediately, preheat oven to 400- degrees F.
  15. 15
    Place triangles on ungreased baking sheets and brush with butter.
  16. 16
    Bake for 12-15 minutes or until crisp.
  17. 17
    Serve warm.

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