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Spanakopita (Greek Spinach Pie)
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Spinach, feta, cottage cheese, and eggs form a creamy and satisfying filling for buttered pastry sheets. Perfect for sharing at a big brunch!
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ready in:
1-2 hrs
1-2 hrs
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ingredients
20 sheet (9x12" size) frozen phyllo pastry
10 ounces frozen spinach, thawed squeezed dry
2 cups crumbled feta cheese
1 1/2 cup cottage cheese
5 eggs, beaten
1 cup butter, melted
directions
Thaw phyllo pastry but keep wrapped in a damp towel to prevent it from drying out. Thaw spinach completely and squeeze it well to remove liquid.
Mix spinach, feta, cottage cheese and eggs in a bowl, beating well.
Grease bottom and sides of a 10-by-12-inch (or 9-by-13-inch) baking dish with a bit of melted butter. Take 2 sheets of phyllo and lay them in the dish. Drizzle with melted butter. (Use a teaspoon to drizzle the butter. Or if using a pastry brush, splatter the butter around, but don't saturate the phyllo by brushing every inch of it.) Repeat with 2 more sheets of phyllo and some more melted butter until 10 sheets of phyllo have been used.
Spread the spinach mixture over the phyllo. Take 2 more sheets of phyllo and lay them over the spinach mixture. Drizzle phyllo with butter. Repeat, using 2 sheets of phyllo and some melted butter each time, until remaining 10 sheets of phyllo have been used.
Before drizzling butter over top layer, carefully precut squares of about 2 inches in the pastry; it's not necessary to cut all the way through.
Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
Bake spanakopita uncovered on middle rack for 40 minutes to an hour, or until browned. Allow to cool slightly, for 10 to 15 minutes, before serving. Do not cover, or else the crust will become soggy.
cook's notes
Spanakopita can be assembled a day ahead of time. Once assembled, cover and refrigerate until ready to bake. Unbaked spanakopita, well covered in aluminum foil, also can frozen.
Actually, I like some chopped Dill in mine.
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reviews & comments
I would add a bunch of scallions to this recipe also black pepper.
This is going to be a pretty bland Spanakopita. There needs to be fresh herbs added namely parsley AND dill (fresh) Plus onion AND scallion.
Try it, you might be surprised how flavorful it actually is.
January 26, 2007
Excellent!! Because we were testing several other recipes on the same day, we made the filling ahead of time and refrigerated it until we were ready to assemble it. This was a huge hit and there were no leftovers!