Filo Feta Rolls aka Cigars
Crunchy and golden on the outside, with soft feta cheese in the middle, topped with honey or sweet chili sauce, this hot appetizer recipe is so simple to make very delicious.
Equipment
- Brush
- Knife
- Baking tray
- Baking paper
Ingredients
- 1 block 400g feta cheese (drain out the excess water by placing it over a strainer)
- 10 filo pastry sheets
- 45 mg melted butter
Optional:
- Sesame seeds black pepper powder, dried basil
Serve with:
- Sweet chili sauce & honey
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180℃, line a baking tray with baking paper and set aside.
- Cut the feta into sticks, 1/2inch x 3inch in breadth and height. If the feta doesn’t cut into sticks it doesn’t matter you can use smaller pieces of feta assembled together.
- Brush a sheet of filo with the melted butter and fold over, cut the sheet into 4 squares and place the feta in each square at the end.
- Brush the edges with melted butter and roll away from you to create a cigar/roll/log. Transfer to the lined baking tray and cover with a damp tea towel.
- Repeat the process until all the pastry and feta is finished.
- Brush the tops with melted butter, sprinkle over the dried herbs, sesame seeds and bake for 20-23 minutes or until golden and crispy.
- Serve it hot with sweet chili sauce and honey.
Notes
- Do not wrap the cheese in the filo pastry tightly as it will burst out of the roll while baking.
- Liberally brush the pastry with butter as this helps it get crispy once baked.
- Bake them until golden and crusty, this might take time as the cheese can release a lot of liquid.