Spanakopita is a tasty Greek savoury pie filled with spinach, eggs, and feta. It’s likely that the Spanakopita has comes from the Ottoman Empire cuisine, probably during the occupation of Greece began since the fifteenth Century.
Spanakopita (spinach pie)
Spanakopita is a tasty Greek savoury pie filled with spinach, eggs, and feta. It’s likely that the Spanakopita has comes from the Ottoman Empire cuisine, probably during the occupation of Greece began since the fifteenth Century.
Ingredients
1Kg spinach
1 medium onion chopped
½ cup chopped parsley
Cup of cut spring onions
Tablespoon chopped fennel or dill
½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
½ cup cottage cheese
1 cup of crumbled feta cheese
½ cup parmesan cheese
4 beaten eggs
Salt and pepper
Filo pastry
Butter 200gm
Method
Wash spinach, clean and cut away coarse stems and chop and put in saucepan and water and cook for about 7 minutes (or just use frozen spinach)
Fry onions for 5-10 minute until translucent
Add in spring onions and cook for further 5 minutes
Put drained spinach in large mixing bowl and other ingredients
Mix in eggs and add salt to taste
Melt butter
Brush a 25x30cm baking dish with butter.
Sheet by sheet brush with butter and layer it in baking dish starting with the bottom and progressively adding in sheets length wise and across overhanging the filo sheets.
Add mixture into the baking dish. Progressively pull the filo over the mix. Brush each with butter.
Bake in oven for about 45m at 180◦ until puffed and slightly golden brown
Serve with Greek salad.
Andrew McEwen
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