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Spanikopita Description: Spanakopita is a Greek savory pastry in the burek family with a filling of chopped spinach, feta cheese (sometimes in combination with ricotta cheese, as it is less expensive), onions or green onions, egg, and seasoning. Ingredients: Ingredients: 1/4 cup good olive oil 1 cup chopped yellow onion 3 scallions, white and green parts, chopped 2 (10-ounce) packages frozen chopped spinach, defrosted 4 extra-large eggs, lightly beaten 3 tablespoons freshly grated Parmesan cheese Plain dry bread crumbs 1 teaspoon grated nutmeg 1 teaspoon kosher salt 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper 2 cups small-diced feta cheese (12 ounces) 3 tablespoons toasted pine nuts 24 sheets frozen phyllo dough, defrosted 1/4 pound (1 stick) unsalted butter, melted Flaked sea salt, such as Maldon, for sprinkling Directions: Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Heat the olive oil in a medium saute pan, add the onion, and cook for 5 minutes over medium-low heat. Add the scallions, and cook for another 2 minutes until the scallions are wilted but still green. Meanwhile, gently squeeze most of the water out of the spinach and place it in a large bowl. When the onion and scallions are done, add them to the spinach. Mix in the eggs, Parmesan cheese, 3 tablespoons bread crumbs, the nutmeg, salt, and pepper. Gently fold in the feta and pine nuts. Brush the melted butter in a 13"x9" baking pan. Place 1 sheet of phyllo dough in it and brush the dough lightly with butter and sprinkle it with a teaspoon of bread crumbs. Working quickly, slide another sheet of phyllo dough on top of the first, brush it with butter, and sprinkle lightly with bread crumbs. (Use just enough bread crumbs so the layers of phyllo don't stick together.) Pile 6 layers total on top of each other this way, brushing each with butter and sprinkling with bread crumbs. Spread the spinach filling on top of the 6 phyllo layers and continue buttering and sprinkling bread crumbs between 6 more layers of phyllo laying them on top of the filling. Butter the top layer and sprinkle with flaked sea salt and bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until the phyllo is browned and crisp. Serve hot or warm.  Recipe Summary: Yield: 24 Prep Time: 20 Min Cook Time: 30 to 35 Min Comments: Other recipes by The Buttonwood Inn: Baked French Toast Casserole Maple Cinnamon Rolls Triple Chocolate Cookies Pecan Shortbread Cookies | |
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