Pumpkin pie with mizithra cheese
- 1 kilo pumpkins, grated
- 2 large potatoes, grated
- 1 large onion, grated
- 1 cup salted mitzithra cheese
- 1 soupspoon grated kasseri cheese
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 2 soupspoons finely chopped parsley
- 1 teaspoon finely chopped mint
- 2-3 soupspoons of olive oil
- salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1 kilo phyllo pastry leaves.
Preparation
- Put the grated pumpkins, potatoes and onions into a strainer. Sprinkle with salt, mixing well and let it stand for about 30 minutes to remove all juices.
- Squeeze the mixture and put into a bowl. Add the cheese, parsley, mint, salt, pepper and the beaten eggs.
- Lightly grease an oven pan. Place 5 sheets of pastry, lightly painting with oil in between each sheet, then pour in the filling and cover with 6 more oiled pastry sheets.
- Cut the leaves with a sharp knife overlapping the edges. Score the pie, marking out the serving sizes and brush with some olive oil. Preheat the oven to 190 deg. and cook for 45-50 minutes.
- Serve at room temperature or cold.



