Cheese Trios & Spinach Puffs - so Easy and Delicious

limecat's Note:

I love making this for the kids as it doesn't have any surprise tastes, it is a basic and easy to make finger food that you can show up with a variety of spices if you wish. The cheeses are interchangeable... use gouda or swiss to change the taste, and add nutmeg if that is your taste. You can cut the filo pastry into 8 rectangles and put a small spoonful on the top edge and roll, until you have a filled tube (spray with oil to seal). Perfect finger food and everyone will come back for seconds!

• Total Time: 35 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 18

Yield: 18.0 puff pa ...

• 250 g spinach, chopped
• 100 g ricotta cheese
• 1 cup tasty cheese, shredded
• 1/2 cup parmesan cheese, shredded
• 1 egg
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic, minced
• 2 tablespoons parsley, finely chopped
• 6 phyllo pastry sheets
• cooking spray

Directions:

1. Lightly brown garlic in a pan with a little water and set aside to cool (this takes the smell away from the garlic when cooked).
2. Mix together all the shredded cheeses, fresh or thawed chopped spinach, egg, parsley, and cooled garlic.
3. Cut the filo sheets into 3 equal strips so that you have 18 strips all together.
4. Place 1 heaped tablespoon of mixture at the end of a strip, and fold over diagonally, making a triangle, continuing to fold it to the end, and spray the end piece with cooking spray. Pinch pastry together to form the triangle puff and place on a greased oven tray.
5. Cook in a hot oven (230 degrees celcius)for 25-30 minutes.
6. Eat hot or it will go soggy!
7. With any leftovers, best to freeze and then reheat in 180 degrees celcius oven for about 15 minutes. I wrap them in paper towel and pop them in the microwave for 1 minute to defrost first.