Spanakopita - cooking recipe
Ingredients
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14 sheets phyllo dough
2 (10 ounce) boxes frozen chopped spinach, cooked and drained THOROUGHLY
1 lb feta cheese, crumbled
1/4 teaspoon salt
6 eggs, well beaten
1 bunch green onion, chopped
1/2 bunch fresh dill, chopped (or 3/4 tsp. dried dill)
1 cup clarified butter
1 bunch parsley, chopped
1/4 teaspoon pepper
Preparation
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Cook spinach and drain out as much of the water as possible.
Crumble feta cheese into a bowl; add eggs, salt, pepper, spinach, parsley, scallions and dill.
Mix well.
Butter a 13 x 9 baking dish and carefully layer 7 sheets of phyllo dough in dish, buttering each sheet with melted butter.
Add filling, spreading evenly, and lay 7 more sheets of phyllo on top, buttering with melted butter.
Butter the top sheet very well, paying attention to the corners.
Cut through ONLY the top layers into desired sizes; bake in a preheated 350F oven for 1 hour, or until golden and well risen.
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