In the '80s, when I lived in New York, I fell in love with
Freihofer's CHEESE-FILLED PASTRY, which was sold along with coffee cakes in supermarkets. Freihofer's Bakery has since merged into a large conglomerate, and apparently now makes only breads and rolls ... Is anybody familiar with the mouth-watering "lost" pastry I remember? (I believe it was made with phyllo dough, although most of those I see online are intended as dinner foods -- The one I'm referring to is sweet, and is covered with a sprinkling of powdered sugar.) Surely there's a similar recipe out there somewhere? ...
Cheese-filled pastry
leeskerette
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TeresaFeemster
CHEESE POCKETS
2 (8 oz.) pkgs. cream cheese
5 well beaten eggs
1 lb. Phyllo pastry
2 c. melted butter
confectioner's sugar
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Mix cream cheese and eggs. Place a sheet of phyllo on work surface and brush with butter. Repeat this until there are 4 layers. Cut into 3 inches squares. Put 1 teaspoon of filling on square. Fold into a pocket and seal with butter. Bake 15 minutes. These freeze well. Brush with butter before freezing. Bake frozen for 20 to 25 minutes. Dust with confectioner's sugar.
Anonymous
We just now googled this, weren’t they THE best