Sweet cheese pies with honey and walnuts

Such a light and delicious dessert these sweet pies to please your guests and family! An easy recipe, inspired from various traditional ones, ideal for any occasion after a rich meal and for all seasons

Recipe of Dina Nikolaou,
a prominent Head Cook, food writer and
restaurateur in Athens and Paris

Ingredients (for 20 pieces):
5 phyllo pastry sheets
350gr. of anthotyro cheese (a block), cut in thin slices
cooking oil for frying
1 tea-cup of honey
1 tea-cup of finely chopped walnuts
ground cinnamon for dusting

Method:
Cut each phyllo sheet into 4 even strips, lengthwise.

Place each cheese slice in each pastry strip and fold into triangles (see instructions here).

In a deep frying pan warm the oil on medium-high heat and fry the pies until they are lightly golden on both sides. The cheese will be nicely softened inside but not melted.

Transfer with a slotted spoon on kitchen paper to drain the excess oil.

Then, while they are still warm, pour over with the honey. Sprinkle with the walnuts, dust with the cinnamon and serve immediately.