Cheese Triangles

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

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

Recipe

• 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 brush dough with melted butter.
• 3 top with second sheet and brush with butter.
• 4 cut into lengthwise strips 5 inches wide.
• 5 combine cheese, egg and salt in a bowl.
• 6 place 1 tablespoon of cheese mixture at one end of phllo strip.
• 7 fold over to form triangle and continue folding like a flag until you reach the end of the strip.
• 8 brush end with a little butter and tuck into fold to seal.
• 9 repeat with remaining phllo and filling.
• 10 place triangles on baking sheets until all triangles are assembled.
• 11 **ifpreparing ahead of time and freezing, freeze before baking.
• 12 flash freeze on baking sheets until frozen and then stack triangles between layers of foil in a large container.
• 13 bake without thawing in 400-degree oven for 15-20 minutes.
• 14 **ifbaking immediately, preheat oven to 400- degrees f.
• 15 place triangles on ungreased baking sheets and brush with butter.
• 16 bake for 12-15 minutes or until crisp.
• 17 serve warm.