Tiropita

Quick meaning: Tiropita is a noun meaning A Greek pastry with layers of buttered phyllo, filled with a cheese-egg mixture.

Meaning

A Greek pastry with layers of buttered phyllo, filled with a cheese-egg mixture.

Example Sentences

Bowls of melitzanosalata and tzatziki had been laid out, platters of spanakopita, meatballs, tiropitas, and two bottles of wine.

Bake the tiropites on a baking sheet until golden brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Tiropites can be assembled in advance, frozen, and baked just before serving.

But for her, it was her mother’s cooking that brought her to Yallingup. Cheesy filo tiropites, her famous chicken soup – avgolemono – and nutty, cinnamon-spiced baklava drizzled in syrup.

I really missed tiropites when I cut out gluten and I am delighted to welcome these pastry pillows oozing with warm feta and ricotta back into my life. Tiropites freeze well so they are great for morning teas and lunchboxes – just remember to extend the cooking time by about 10 minutes if baking from frozen.

Word Forms

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include tyropita, tyropsomo, banitsa, kolokithopita, tsoureki, spanikopita.

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