Spanakopita - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 1/2 lb spinach, trimmed, shredded
10.5 oz feta cheese, crumbled
6 None large eggs, at room temperature
1/3 cup milk
8 sheets filo dough
4 1/2 tbsp butter, melted
None None mixed salad, to serve

Preparation

Preheat oven to 400\u00b0F. Grease a 10x6 inch baking dish.
Blanch spinach in boiling salted water until tender, around 15-20 seconds. Transfer to a colander and rinse under cold water until cool. Squeeze out any excess liquid then transfer to a medium bowl. Add feta and stir to combine. Whisk eggs and milk together then add to spinach mixture and stir to combine. Season.
Stack 5 sheets of filo dough together, brushing each sheet with melted butter. Use to line base and sides of prepared dish. Set aside. Stack remaining pastry, brushing each sheet with melted butter. Set aside.
Spoon spinach mixture into pastry shell and level surface. Fold any pastry overhanging edges back over filling. Top with remaining pastry stack, tucking pastry into sides of dish. Brush top with remaining butter then score top in a diamond pattern. Bake for 20 mins, or until golden brown and cooked through. Let stand in the dish for 10 mins. Serve with salad.