🧀🥧 Grandma’s Savory Cheese Pie (Crispy Filo, Melts in Your Soul)

Description

This pie is what childhood smells like – golden, crackling filo with warm cheese inside, steaming as you tear it apart. Grandma would always say it’s just something she "threw together," but it tasted like a secret recipe passed through generations. It’s perfect for breakfast, lunch, or midnight fridge raids when nobody’s looking. One bite, and you're back in her cozy kitchen.

Ingredients

• 📜 500 g (1.1 lb) filo dough (store-bought or homemade)
• 🧀 400 g (14 oz) feta cheese or farmer’s cheese
• 🥚 3 large eggs
• 🥣 200 ml (3/4 cup + 1 tbsp) plain yogurt
• 🫒 100 ml (1/2 cup) sunflower or vegetable oil
• 🧂 1 tsp baking powder
• 💧 Salt to taste (only if cheese is not salty)
• 🧈 Butter or more oil, for brushing the top

Preparation

1. 1️⃣ Preheat oven to 180°C (350°F).
2. 2️⃣ In a large bowl, combine 🧀 cheese, 🥚 eggs, 🥣 yogurt, 🫒 oil, 🧂 baking powder, and 💧 salt if needed. Mix until creamy.
3. 3️⃣ Lightly grease a baking pan with oil or butter.
4. 4️⃣ Place 2 sheets of 📜 filo dough, brushing each with a little oil.
5. 5️⃣ Spread 2–3 tablespoons of the filling evenly.
6. 6️⃣ Repeat layers until everything is used. Finish with 2 filo sheets on top.
7. 7️⃣ Brush generously with 🧈 melted butter or oil.
8. 8️⃣ Bake for 35–40 minutes or until golden, puffed, and crispy.
9. 9️⃣ Let cool 10 minutes before cutting – if you can wait that long.

Total Time

🛠️ Prep: 15 min
🔥 Bake: 40 min
🕒 Total: 55 min

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