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Greek spinach pie with feta cheese (spanakopita) is made with flaky phyllo sheets layered with a savory spinach and feta cheese filling. Spanakopita pronounced spah-nah-KO-pee-tah is a favorite appetizer, meal, and snack not only in Greece but around the globe. Go into any bakery in Greece and you will find this wonderful pie, made with spinach and feta surrounded by crunchy and crispy phyllo.
Spanakopita with Feta (Spinach Pie with Feta Cheese) is one of the most popular of current trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Spanakopita with Feta (Spinach Pie with Feta Cheese) is something which I’ve loved my entire life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook spanakopita with feta (spinach pie with feta cheese) using 15 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Spanakopita with Feta (Spinach Pie with Feta Cheese):
- Get 1 kilo Spinach rinsed
- Make ready 1/2 cup Dill
- Prepare 1/2 cup Parsley
- Prepare 1/2 cup Olive Oil
- Get 2 Medium size Onions diced
- Make ready 1 Large Leek chopped (I prefer using Leek)
- Make ready 1 1/2 cup Feta Cheese crumbled
- Prepare 1/2 cup Short White Grain Rice
- Get 1 tablespoon Sugar
- Make ready 1 package Phyllo Sheets or 2 Phyllo Dough
- Get 1 cup Milk
- Take 3 Eggs
- Prepare 1 teaspoon Cinnamon (optional)
- Make ready Salt
- Prepare Pepper
Cover the other half of the filo with a damp towel. A tasty spinach and feta cheese pie with crunchy filo pastry that will make even the fussiest eaters enjoy spinach. This authentic spanakopita spiral recipe has been passed down through generations of a Greek family and is a classic Greek dish great for meals or sides. Spanakopita bites are mini phyllo pastry shells filled with a delicious spinach and feta cheese mixture.
Steps to make Spanakopita with Feta (Spinach Pie with Feta Cheese):
- Take a large sauce pan and saute with olive oil the onions, and or leek, stir for a few minutes and add into the onions the spinach, dill, parsley, rice and stir. Toss in salt, pepper, sugar and cinnamon and let this boil for about 1/2 hour on low heat. Once the mixture is done, take a large bowl pour in the spinach mixture and let this cool off for a while. Add in to cooled of spinach mixture the milk, the eggs, olive oil and feta cheese. Mix and set aside.
- Start to add into a greased baking pan, one oiled brushed sheet at a time. Once half have been placed in the pan, add in the spinach mixture, then fold overhanging phyllo sheets inwards. Continue the process, when you have reached the last sheet brush oil and seal phyllo into pan.
- Baked at 180 degrees and until golden brown. Spanakopita can be eaten either hot or cold.
Spanakopita is a traditional Greek dish consisting of spinach and feta cheese baked between layers of phyllo dough. It can be made as a pie or "pita," as individual phyllo triangles, or somewhat untraditionally, in phyllo pastry shells. Spanakopita can also be made with other greens, such as dandelion or chard, in place of spinach. Thaw the spinach overnight or in a colander under warm running water. Squeeze out the liquid and skip the pan-wilting step.
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