This Greek cheese pie (Tiropita) is a popular breakfast dish made with crisp filo pastry and feta cheese and topped with sesame seeds. It is simple, easy to make and has a lovely spiral shape.
Preheat the oven to 350F / 180C and line a 22cm springform or baking pan with parchment paper.
To prepare the filling: mix mozzarella, cheddar, feta cheese, and chopped parsley in a bowl and set aside.
1 cup mozzarella cheese, 1 cup cheddar cheese, 100 g feta cheese, crumbles, ½ cup fresh parsley, chopped
Prepare the milk mixture: In a jug or a deep bowl, combine milk, eggs, oil, melted butter, salt, and ground black pepper.
2 eggs, ½ teaspoon salt, ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper, 1 cup whole milk, ¼ cup butter, ¼ cup olive oil
Unroll the filo sheets then cover them with a clean kitchen towel.
1 packet filo pastry sheets
Line a filo sheet on a flat surface, brush it with the milk mixture, and spoon about two tablespoons of the cheese mixture in a line. Now, roll the sheets tightly, then swirl it to form a circle, and put in the middle of the springform. Repeat until all the filo sheets are used.
After that, pour the rest of the milk mixture over the pie then sprinkle sesame seeds and black seeds on top of it.
1 tablespoon black seeds (Nigella sativa), 1 tablespoon sesame seeds
Bake the for 30-40 minutes. Remove from the oven, and let it cool down, then serve.
Notes
Cover the filo sheets with a clean kitchen towel while working with them because they tend to dry very quickly. Don't use a wet towel to cover them, it will make the filo sheets wet and soggy; only use a clean, dry towel.
Use good quality cheese and grate your own cheddar cheese to have a better flavour.
Use eggs at room temperature, it will help the eggs to mix evenly with other ingredients.