Tiropita (Greek Cheese Pie)

Tiropita is a traditional Greek cheese pie that makes for a tasty lunch, dinner or snack. Our traditional Greek tiropita recipe is easy to make using feta, phyllo (filo) pastry, olive oil and eggs. This recipe also calls for chives for some added flavor. Serve it with our favourite Greek eggplant dip, melitzanosalata. You will also love these French dinner ideas : pumpkin goat cheese quiche and mushroom quiche. You will also love our collection of Greek appetizers.

This video will show you how to make tiropita at home

To make this tiropita recipe, you will need :

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• feta cheese
• grated emmental (or Swiss) cheese
• eggs
• fresh mint leaves (minced) 
• black ground pepper
• phyllo pastry
• olive oil

We absolutely fell in love with tiropita during our recent trip to Athens when we went on an Athens food tour. For our first stop, our food tour guide, Thalia, took us to try Greek cheese pie. This traditional Greek recipe blew us away immediately. It is cheesy, just salty enough, flaky and delicious. We had to know how to make it so that we could enjoy the incredible flavor again and again at home.

Tips to make a traditional Greek cheese pie :

• You can use pre-made phyllo pastry or make your own. For this recipe, we used a pre-made version and it worked perfectly. Pre-made phyllo pastry can be frozen or fresh. The one we buy here is fresh. In the US, you can find organic phyllo from The Fillo Factory.
• The quality of the feta cheese you choose for this recipe will make all the difference in terms of taste. Choose the best feta you can find wherever you are for the best success with this Greek tiropita recipe!

Make this Greek feta cheese pie recipe your own by mixing things up a little bit :

• Add spinach to the recipe to make a traditional Greek spanakopita.
• Make Greek cheese pie with honey.
• Swap out phyllo pastry for puff pastry if you can find phyllo pastry near you.

FAQS

Can your freeze tiropita?

Yes, you can freeze the cheese pie. If you are planning to freeze, don’t bake first. Cover the entire cheese pie with plastic wrap and freeze. When you want to prepare the cheese pie, take it out of the freezer and remove the plastic wrap. Move the tiropita to a baking tray, cover with aluminum foil, and bake for 35 minutes. Remove the foil and bake for another 15-25 minutes.

Tiropita vs spanakopita – what is the difference?

Tiropita is a classic Greek cheese pie with a flaky phyllo pastry crust. Spanakopita is also a Greek pie made with spinach and feta cheese.

How to pronounce tiropita?

You say the word exactly as it is spelled phonetically, tiro-pita!

Enjoy this tiropita recipe filled with feta cheese, eggs, oregano, all covered with flaky phyllo pastry!

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