Spanakopita (Greek Spinach and Cheese Pie) |
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
INGREDIENTS: 2 lbs fresh spinach- or – 2 10 oz pkgs of chopped frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry. 4 tblsp or so Olive oil 1 cup chopped onion (I used green onions) Fresh parsley 8 oz. feta cheese 15 oz. Ricotta cheese 4 eggs ½ tsp salt, pepper ½ stick of butter, melted 1 package phylo dough
DIRECTIONS:
- Clean, stem and chop the spinach.
- Saute in olive oil.
- Add onions and parsley.
- Add salt and pepper.
- Cool spinach.
- Add cheeses and eggs, mix thoroughly.
ASSEMBLY:
- Have on hand: a 1 lb package defrosted phylo dough, and 1/2 lb melted butter.
- Cut phylo dough in half. Put half in a zip lock bag and store in the fridge for later.
- Unwrap and unroll phylo dough. Keep covered at all times with a slightly damp, clean towel, as uncovered phylo will dry out and become unusable.
- lay out one strip of phylo, brush with melted butter.
- Put 2 tbsp of spinach mixture at one end of the phylo and begin to roll up by folding one corner up into a triangle. Fold up just like you would fold a flag.
- Brush the final triangle shape with butter.
- Lay out one more strip of phylo, brush with butter, and roll up again. I only rolled each one twice. You can do more if you like thicker pastry.
- Place on cookie sheet.
- Repeat until you've used up the dough or the spinach mixture.
- Bake in warm oven for 30 minutes until the tops are golden brown.
Julia Camp
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