TRADITIONAL GREEK SPANAKOPITA
Spinach and Feta Cheese Filo Pie - A traditional, beloved Greek dish!
Provided by Marilena Leavitt
Categories Vegetarian main dish
Time 1h10m
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a small skillet, cook the onions in the olive oil until tender and golden. Remove from the heat, place in a bowl and let it cool.
- Place the chopped spinach in a colander, sprinkle with some salt, and let it sit for about twenty minutes. Squeeze the spinach between the palms of your hands to drain the water. Add the spinach to the bowl with the onions, along with the crumbled Feta cheese, dill, parsley, pinch of salt, ground pepper, and egg. Mix well and set aside.
- Pre-heat the oven to 375° F. Unwrap the filo and arrange it on a work surface with the long side nearest to you.
- Start layering a 13"x9"x2" pan with filo sheets. First, brush some oil on all sides of the pan, then proceed to line the pan with half of the filo sheets, brushing oil on each one of them. Without oiling the top filo layer, pour the mixture over the stacked filo and arrange evenly in the pan. Top with the remaining sheets, brushing each one of them with oil. Fold the edges over the pie, so the filling is enclosed. With a sharp knife, carefully score the top few filo sheets into 24 rectangles, being careful not to cut through the filling. This way, the filo will not crumble when it is cut through.
- Sprinkle some water over the pie and bake for 30 to 40 minutes, until filo is nice and golden. Let it cool for 15 minutes before cutting and serving.
VIRGINIA'S EXCELLENT GREEK SPANAKOPITA
I attended a local annual Greek Festival this Labor Day weekend in Orange, CT called "Odyssey" at the ST Barbara Greek Orthodox Church. Throughout the day, several cooking classes were held, free of charge, taught by a very nice lady from Greece named Virginia. The next class was about to start, so I decided to watch, even though it was for a recipe I already thought I knew how to make - spanakopita. Well - Virginia's version blew mine away and now this is the version I will only use from now on. This has a lot more fresh herbs and two types of onions, and lots of eggs, more than any recipe for spanakopita I had ever used. Virginia said that you cut the finished recipe into 24 servings, so really, 8 eggs isn't too many. She also said that you may use fresh spinach, finely chopped to equal the same amount as the frozen, but that it is not necessary since the frozen comes pre-chopped and will be getting cooked anyway. She also said that she makes her own pastry for this, but that it is perfectly fine to use a good quality brand of boxed phyllo pastry (which is what she used in the class). She specifically mentioned not adding any salt, as the feta is already salty enough. Also, she used Parmesan because that is what is available in the US - in Greece she would use a similar Greek cheese, such as mizithra.
Provided by HeatherFeather
Categories Spinach
Time 1h30m
Yield 24 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Defrost, drain, and squeeze the spinach dry as possible and set aside.
- Heat a large skillet and add oil.
- Saute onion for a few minutes, just until they begin to get translucent, not brown.
- Add scallions and saute a few minutes longer.
- Add parsley and dill and saute for a few seconds.
- Season with pepper (she poured some into the cap of the pepper jar and dumped it in- she said approximately 1 tsp).
- Combine lightly beaten eggs, spinach,feta,Parmesan cheese, and the onions mixture in a large bowl, mixing gently until combined.
- Using a pastry brush,very lightly butter a large jelly roll pan (approx 11"x14")- it should be a large rectangular shape with fairly low sides.
- Set a sheet or two of phyllo pastry into the pan to evenly cover the bottom, and then brush very lightly with butter (she said to not go overboard with the butter).
- Repeat until you have 10 layers of pastry in the pan (if using #4 thickness; if using the thicker #7 size, then make 1 or 2 fewer layers).
- Spread spinach mixture evenly in the pan.
- Preheat oven to 300°F.
- Meanwhile, layer another 10 layers of phyllo pastry on top, as before, folding and tucking in edges at the corners as you go.
- Using a clean spray bottle filled with some cold water, lightly mist surface- this will produce a crispy top layer.
- Using a sharp knife, cut into 24 squares.
- Bake in the preheated oven for about 1 hour.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 238.1, Fat 14.4, SaturatedFat 8.3, Cholesterol 111.1, Sodium 629.3, Carbohydrate 16.1, Fiber 2.8, Sugar 2.8, Protein 12.3
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