Tyropita

Tyropita | Τυρόπιτα - #Greek cheese pie. I made a simple one with just four ingredients: feta, phyllo, olive oil and egg. Sometimes simple is best

#RECIPE:
1/2 pack phyllo
14 oz (400g) feta cheese
2 eggs
Olive oil
METHOD:
Lay out your phyllo sheets (defrosted overnight in the fridge if frozen), and brush a 9-10 inch round pan with olive oil. Brush a sheet with oil and lay it in the pan. You want to drape it, not getting it perfectly flat - folds are good! They trap air and make for a crispier bottom! Repeat process with about six sheets, rotating them as you lay them so that the sides of the pan are all covered.
Mix the crumbled feta and eggs. (You can use less feta and just one egg if using a smaller pan.) Place the filling in the pan and even out to the sides. The filling should be no more than a scant inch thick.
Fold the phyllo sheets hanging over the sides of the pan over towards the center of the pie. Cover with two to three more sheets, brushed with oil. Scrunch the edges in (I press them down sort of messily with my pastry brush) and score the top.
Bake about 1 hour in a 350 F / 180 C oven till golden brown.