Feta Squares

Ingredients

• 0.5 pound butter melted
• 8 ounce cream cheese softened
• 5 large eggs 
• 1 pound feta cheese crumbled
• 1 tablespoon optional: dill fresh chopped
• 0.1 teaspoon pepper 
• 12 sheets phyllo pastry frozen thawed
• 0.1 teaspoon salt 

Equipment

• frying pan
• oven
• hand mixer
• aluminum foil

Directions

1. Beat cheeses at medium speed with an electric mixer until blended.
2. Add eggs at low speed, one at a time, until blended. Stir in dill, salt, and pepper.
3. Cut each pastry sheet into a 13- x 9-inch rectangle. Stack 8 pastry sheets in a lightly greased 13- x 9-inch pan, brushing with butter between sheets.
4. Spread with cheese mixture; top with 4 more sheets, and brush with butter.
5. Bake at 350 for 45 to 50 minutes or until golden brown.
6. Let stand 10 minutes before cutting into squares.
7. NOTE: Squares may be baked, covered with foil, and frozen. Thaw at room temperature 30 minutes.
8. Bake squares at 350 for 25 minutes or until thoroughly heated.