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Graviera and Ham Phyllo Pie

A tray pie of crackling phyllo around a creamy béchamel filling bound with eggs, feta, graviera and diced ham. The ooze of the warm cheeses is the point, so serve it soon after baking.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on1 h
  • Total1 h 58 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Filling

  • 10 gunsalted butter, 2 tsp
  • 2 tspall-purpose flour
  • 160 mlwhole milk, 5/8 cup, warmed
  • 40 mlheavy cream, 2 tbsp
  • 0.13 tspfreshly grated nutmeg, or more to taste
  • to tastesalt and ground white pepper
  • 1large eggs
  • 75 gGreek feta, crumbled (about 1/2 cup)
  • 55 gkasseri, graviera or other mild semi-hard sheep's milk cheese, diced or coarsely grated (about 1/2 cup)
  • 50 ggood-quality ham, diced (about 3/8 cup)

Pastry

  • 150 gfrozen phyllo, thawed and at room temperature
  • to tasteextra-virgin Greek olive oil or melted clarified butter, for brushing

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Dairy
  • Egg
  • Goat, sheep, buffalo or camel milk
  • Birds' eggs (any)
  • Wheat
  • Corn (maize)
  • Olive
  • Black and white pepper
  • Nutmeg
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Pork
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Smoke
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Crisp
  • Creamy

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Stovetop

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weekend project
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 45–90 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 3
  • Make-ahead friendly
  • Leftovers-friendly
  • Kid-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: moderate
  • Fiber: low
  • Sodium: moderate

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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