(Source: lemonsforlulu.com recipe and photos and Cooking for Fun video and Tasty video and Half Baked Harvest video and photobucket photo and unicorns in the kitchen video and and Steph and Adam video)
••••QUICK AND EASY SPANAKOPITA 🥧(SPINACH PIE)••(GREECE)🇬🇷!!
1/4 cup melted butter
1 teaspoon olive oil
1/2 cup diced onion
1 10 oz package frozen spinach thawed and drained
1 clove garlic
4 oz crumbled feta cheese
1/2 cup cottage cheese
1 teaspoon greek seasoning
1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon salt.
1/4 cup butter, melted
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••••IN BEAUTIFUL GREECE 🇬🇷!!
Preheat oven to 400. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and set aside.
Heat oil in a large skillet.
Add diced onion and cook until translucent.
Add spinach and cook until heated through. Remove and let cool slightly.
In a bowl combine spinach mixture, garlic, cottage cheese, feta, seasoning, nutmeg and salt.
To assemble, lay two fillo sheets vertically on a baking sheet.
Brush with melted butter.
Take two more fillo sheets and turn them so that they are at the 11:00 and 5:00 positions.
Butter the tops of each new pair of fillo dough as you go.
When all sheets have been used, place spinach mixture in the center and spread out into a circle.
Carefully fold fillo over the edge of the spinach mixture allowing a majority of the center to be visible.
Butter the edges.
Bake for 25-30 minutes or until edges are golden and center is set!!
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Helpful Tips
I know I already mentioned this, but it bears repeating.
Phyllo dough dries out really quickly. Once it dries and cracks it is unusable.
I like to keep my phyllo dough on a silicon mat next to me while I work.
I loosely cover it with plastic wrap and a damp towel.
This keeps the dough from drying out.
When working with phyllo, make sure you aren’t distracted, you will need to work quickly with this dough.
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For the filling,
I use frozen spinach but fresh, finely chopped spinach (this is a great way to use up fresh spinach!) can be used as long as it has been cooked down and wilted.
If using frozen, be sure to drain it completely or else you will end up with a soggy pie.
Ricotta cheese can be used in place of the cottage cheese in this recipe.
Feel free to mix in green onions, shallots, or fresh herbs like parsley and dill.
While spinach and feta are the perfect combo, feel free to use goat cheese instead of feta.
Cooked leeks can also be used with the spinach.
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