Recipe

Spanokopita Or Greek Spinach Pie Recipe

	Riverznnd / All my dishes 2 years, 1 month ago I came across this spanokopita recipe many years ago and I think this is one of the best I have ever made. Once you get the hang of using filo dough, you can make some pretty wonderful things. Prep:30m Cook:35m Servings:8	Riverznnd
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Ingredients

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F

2 cups crumbled feta cheese

5 eggs

2 Tbsp. flour

1 cup chopped onion

1 tsp basil

salt, pepper

2 cups (1 lb.) cottage or pot cheese

1/2 tsp oregano

2 lbs fresh spinach- or – 2 10 oz pkgs of chopped frozen spinach, thawed and squeezed dry. (Use the frozen spinach. It makes life so much easier and there's no difference in taste.)

Clean, stem and chop the spinach. Salt it lightly, and cook, adding no water, for five minutes.

Cook the onions in butter, salting lightly. When soft, combine with remaining ingredients and spinach.

Directions

To assemble:

Have on hand: a 1 lb package defrosted filo dough, and 1/2 lb melted butter.

Spread melted butter on a 9x13" baking pan.

Place a filo leaf in the pan; it will outsize the pan. Let the edges climb the sides and brush generously with butter. Keep layers of dough coming, one on top of another, brushing each with butter.

When you have a pile of 8 leaves, spread on half the filling. Continue with another stack of 8 or so leaves(don't skimp on the butter), then apply the remaining filling, spreading it to the edges.

Fold the excess filo down along the edges, making little tidy corners.

Pile as many more layers of filo and butter as your baking pan will accommodate.

Butter the top-most leaf.

Bake, uncovered, about 45 minutes - until golden brown.

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Comments

heatherbudapest 2 years, 1 month ago said:
Yay! i love spinach pie. mmmm

krumkake 2 years, 1 month ago said:
Oh my, this sounds like heaven to me. Filo is the best thing ever, isn't it! Thank you...

trigger 1 year, 11 months ago said:
I love Spanokopita and always wanted a recipe for it.Now I can make it on my own when I want it.
Great
Thank's

lunasea 1 year, 10 months ago said:
This recipe is one of the best ever. It is absolutely delicious and so full of flavor. There's just something so perfect about feta, spinach and filo....thank you!

mark555 4 months, 1 week ago said:
Being a spanokopita addict, "Hi my name is Mark, and I have been Spanokopita free for way to long." This sounds like it is my kind of dish. Thank you.

jen9784 2 weeks, 3 days ago said:
How many servings does this make?

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