mom's spanakopita
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Growing up in a relatively large Greek family, no function was complete without my mom's spanakopita (spinach pie). Alternately, you can make spanakopita triangles by cutting phyllo into 2" strips, putting a spoonfull of the spinach mixture at one end and then folding the phyllo like a flag. I wouldn't recommend the "alternate ending" to anyone working with phyllo for the first time. Practice definitely makes perfect. Enjoy!
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prep time
1 Hr
cook time
30 Min
method
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yield
a lot
Ingredients
- 3 packages frozen, chopped spinach
- 1/2-3/4 pound crumbled feta cheese
- 8 ounces ricotta cheese
- 8 ounces cottage cheese, small curd
- 6 - finely chopped scallions and greens
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 package phyllo dough
- 4 - eggs mixed together
- 1 cup melted butter (for brushing purposes)
How To Make mom's spanakopita
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Step 1Drain water from spinach
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Step 2Mix cheeses with spinach
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Step 3Add scallions & eggs (mix together)
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Step 4Place 9 sheets of phyllo dough on the bottom of a large baking pan. (I've always used a 9"x13" glass baking dish. Alternate one sheet of dough, one brushed layer of butter, so on and so forth until 9 sheets are in the pan.
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Step 5Add spinach mixture.
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Step 6Top the layer of spinach with 7 phyllo sheets. Again, alternate with phyllo, then butter, then phyllo etc. Top layer should be buttered.
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Step 7Bake for 30-35 minutes at 350 degrees.
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Step 8Cut with hot, sharp, clean knife in squares or cut at an angle for diamond shapes.
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