Spinach and Feta Phyllo Muffins
- 10 ounces spinach chopped, frozen
- 1/4 cup onions chopped
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 1 tablespoon margarine or butter, or olive oil
- 3 tablespoons flour, all-purpose
- 1/4 teaspoon tarragon leaves crushed, optional
- 18 teaspoon black pepper fresh, ground
- 1 cup milk
- 2 large eggs beaten
- 1/2 cup ricotta cheese
- 1 cup feta cheese crumbled
- 1/4 cup sundried tomatoes oil-packed, or dried, chopped
- 10 each phyllo (filo) pastry sheets thawed, 17 x 12 inches each
- 1/2 cup butter or margarine, or cooking spray
- Cook spinach according to directions; drain well, pressing out excess liquid.
- In saucepan, cook onion and garlic in 3 tablespoons butter or margarine until tender.
- Stir in flour, tarragon and pepper.
- Add milk all at once.
- Cook and stir until mixture is thickened.
- Stir half of mixture into eggs; return egg mixture into remaining sauce.
- Stir in cheeses, spinach and sun-dried tomatoes; set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350F (180C).
- Coat 2 12-cups muffin tins with cooking spray or brush with butter.
- Unroll phyllo dough; cover with dampened towel.
- Put one phyllo sheet on a flat working surface, brush with butter or spay with cooking spray.
- Place another layer of phyllo sheet on top of the first one, cut into 12 3-inch squares.
- Repeat the same steps and make another 12 3-inch squares.
- Arrange the square into each muffin cup, fill up the cup about 23 high.
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, until the phyllo sheets turn out golden-brown, the filling is puffed, and top is browned.
- Cool on a wire rack in the tins for 5 to 10 minutes.
- Make about 24 phyllo muffins.
- Carefully remove muffins onto wire rack.
- Serve warm or let cool completely.
onions, garlic, margarine, flour, tarragon, black pepper, milk, eggs, ricotta cheese, feta cheese, tomatoes oil, phyllo, butter
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/spinach-feta-phyllo-muffins-52064 (may not work)