Cheesecake Bundles in Phyllo
- Crust
- 2-1/2 qt. OREO Pieces-Small
- 2 cups slivered almonds, toasted, chopped
- 1 cup butter, melted
- Cheesecake
- - PHILADELPHIA Original Cream Cheese, softened
- 1 qt. sugar
- 1/2 cup flour
- 2-1/2 Tbsp. vanilla
- 1 qt. sour cream
- 16 each eggs
- Bundles
- 1 qt. butter, melted
- 350 sheets frozen phyllo sheets, thawed, cut into 6-inch squares
- Crust: Mix all ingredients; press onto bottoms of 4 foil-lined half-steam table pans (or onto bottom of 1 foil-lined half-steam table pan for trial recipe).
- Set aside while preparing filling
- Cheesecake: Beat cream cheese, sugar, flour and vanilla in 12-qt.
- bowl (or in 6-qt.
- bowl for trial recipe) of mixer fitted with paddle attachment 1 min.
- Scrape paddle, side and bottom of bowl.
- Beat an additional 1 min.
- Blend in sour cream on low speed just until combined.
- Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing after each addition just until blended.
- Pour evenly over crusts.
- Bake in 300 degrees F-convection oven 25 to 27 min.
- or until centers are almost set, rotating pans after 15 min.
- Cool completely.
- Refrigerate several hours or overnight.
- Bundles: Remove Cheesecakes from pans.
- Trim and discard 1/4-inch-wide piece from each side; cut each trimmed cheesecake into 35 rectangles.
- Stack 5 phyllo squares for each bundle, brushing butter between layers; brush top with butter.
- Place cheesecake piece in center of phyllo.
- Fold 1 corner of phyllo square over cheesecake, then fold 2 opposite sides of phyllo over cheesecake.
- Lightly brush edges of unfolded corner with water before folding over cheesecake.
- Press seams together lightly to seal.
- Place, seam-sides down, in single layer in parchment paper-lined sheet pans.
- Refrigerate 1 hour.
- Brush bundles with remaining butter.
- Bake in 400 degrees F-convection oven 6 to 8 min.
- or until lightly browned.
- Serve warm.
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Taken from www.kraftrecipes.com/recipes/cheesecake-bundles-in-phyllo-111694.aspx (may not work)