Italian Cigars

Total Time: 55 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 12 sheets phyllo dough
• 8 tablespoons butter, melted
• 16 ounces smoked mozzarella cheese, sliced 1/4-inch thick
• 16 ounces sun-dried tomatoes, drained
• 2 heads garlic, roasted

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 325 degrees f.
• 2 lay a sheet of phyllo dough on a clean dry work surface. use a pastry brush to brush the phyllo sheet with melted butter. fold the phyllo sheet in half lengthwise, resulting in a 12 by 8-inch rectangle.
• 3 brush the top of the phyllo with melted butter.
• 4 take one clove of roasted garlic and spread it over the middle of the phyllo.
• 5 then place a few slices of smoked mozzarella at a narrow end of the phyllo rectangle, leaving 1-inch on each side.
• 6 top the cheese with a few pieces of sun-dried tomatoes.
• 7 carefully roll up the phyllo dough into a cigar shape starting with the cheese and tomato end.
• 8 about half way through the rolling, tuck in the 1-inch ends of the phyllo dough, and continue rolling.
• 9 place on a foil-lined baking sheet, seam side down, and brush the top with butter.
• 10 continue rolling the 5 remaining cigars.
• 11 bake until golden, about 25 to 30 minutes.