Spanakopeta (Spinach Pie) - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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2 large onions, chopped
2 lb. frozen leaf spinach
1 lb. cottage cheese
olive oil
salt and pepper
4 eggs, beaten
1 c. green onions, chopped
1 (7 to 8 oz.) cream cheese
1 lb. Feta cheese
1/2 lb. butter
dill
filo dough, thawed
Preparation
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Saute onion in oil and butter (5 to 6 tablespoons).
Lightly blend room temperature cheeses.
Add eggs and blend.
Add cooked and strained spinach to onion mixture.
Add dill, salt and pepper. Cook about 10 minutes until just dry.
Add spinach mixture to cheeses.
Add 1 to 2 tablespoons butter to mixture.
Brush bottom of 10 x 15-inch casserole dish with butter; add 1 sheet of filo, brush with butter.
Add next sheet; brush with butter, etc., rounding each up the side of pan until you have used half of the filo sheets.
Add spinach mixture to pan; add remaining filo, sheet by sheet, tucking in edges to seal.
Score top into 2 or 3-inch squares.
Bake at 350\u00b0 until brown.
Serve hot or cold.
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