Recipe: Basil Cheese Triangles (using phyllo)

BASIL CHEESE TRIANGLES

1 pound feta cheese (or shredded Monterey Jack cheese)
2 eggs, slightly beaten
1/4 cup finely chopped fresh basil leaves
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
1 (16 oz) pkg frozen phyllo sheets, thawed
1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted

Heat oven to 400 degrees F. Grease cookie sheet.

Crumble Feta cheese into small bowl; mash with fork. Stir in eggs, basil, and white pepper until well mixed.

Cut stack of phyllo sheets lengthwise into 2-inch strips. Cover with plastic wrap, then with damp towel to prevent them from drying out.

Place 1 level teaspoon cheese mixture on end of 1 strip; fold phyllo strip end over end, in triangular shape, to opposite end. Place on cookie sheet. Repeat with remaining strips and cheese mixture. Brush butter over triangles.

Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until puffed and golden. Serve warm.

Makes 6 dozen appetizers
Source: Recipe booklet: Betty Crocker Magazine, November 1997