BEGGARS PURSES WITH GOAT CHEESE

BEGGARS PURSES WITH GOAT CHEESE image

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 21

4 oz unsalted butter
3 (12x17) sheets phyllo dough
Goat cheese chive filling:
4 oz soft goat cheese
l tsp chopped chives
l tsp grated lemon peel
Cranberry and Orange zest filling:
4 oz soft goat cheese
l/2 c dried cranberries
l tsp grated orange peel
l tsp chopped chives
Ginger, Chiles and Goat cheese:
2 T pine nuts
4 oz soft goat cheese
l T minced ginger
l T chopped cilantro
l/2 tsp ASian chile sauce
Gorgonzola walnut and roasted red pepper:
l/2 c walnuts
4 oz soft goat cheese
l/4 c chopped bottled roasted red pepper

Steps:

Melt butter and unfold phyllo sheets and cover. Brush each individual sheet with butter and stack on each other. Cut in 20 squares each measuring 3x3. Place 2 tsp of filling in center of each square and pull edges up to form a purse. Place on baking sheet lined with parchment and freeze at that point. Preheat oven to 400. Bake till golden 8 min if fresh and 15min if frozen