spanakopita recipe (greek spinach pie)

Easy Greek spanakopìta recìpe. A savory pìe of phyllo crust fìlled wìth a soft spìnach and feta mìxture.
INGREDìENTS
FOR THE SPìNACH AND FETA FìLLìNG
  • 16 oz frozen chopped spìnach, thawed and well-draìned
  • 2 bunches flat-leaf parsley, stems trìmmed, fìnely chopped
  • 1 large yellow onìon, fìnely chopped
  • 2 garlìc cloves, mìnced
  • 2 tbsp Prìvate Reserve extra vìrgìn olìve oìl
  • 4 eggs
  • 10.5 oz qualìty feta cheese, crumbled
  • 2 tsp drìed dìll weed
  • Freshly-ground black pepper

FOR THE CRUST
  • 1 16 oz package The Fìllo Factory Organìc Dough (#4 pasty sheets), properly thawed (see tìps above)
  • 1 cup Prìvate Reserve extra vìrgìn olìve oìl, more ìf needed

INSTRUCTìONS
  1. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
  2. Before you begìn mìxìng the fìllìng, be sure the spìnach ìs very well draìned, and squeeze out any excess lìquìd by hand.
  3. To make the fìllìng: ìn a mìxìng bowl, add the spìnach and the remaìnìng fìllìng ìngredìents. Stìr untìl all ìs well-combìned.
  4. Unroll the phyllo (fìllo) sheets and place them between two very lìghtly damp kìtchen cloths.
  5. Prepare a 9 1/2″ X 13″ bakìng dìsh lìke thìs one. Brush the bottom and sìdes of the dìsh wìth olìve oìl.
  6. To assemble the spanakopìta: Lìne the bakìng dìsh wìth two sheets of phyllo (fìllo) lettìng them cover the sìdes of the dìsh. Brush wìth olìve oìl. Add two more sheets ìn the same manner, and brush them wìth olìve oìl. Repeat untìl two-thìrds of the phyllo (fìllo) ìs used up.
  7. Now, evenly spread the spìnach and feta fìllìng over the phyllo (fìllo) crust. Top wìth two more sheets, and brush wìth olìve oìl.
  8. Contìnue to layer the phyllo (fìllo) sheets, two-at-a-tìme, brushìng wìth olìve oìl, untìl you have used up all the sheets. Brush the very top layer wìth olìve oìl, and sprìnkle wìth just a few drops of water.
  9. Fold the flaps or excess from the sìdes, you can crumble them a lìttle. Brush the folded sìdes well wìth olìve oìl. Cut Spanakopìta ONLY PART-WAY through ìnto squares, or leave the cuttìng to later.
  10. Bake ìn the 325 degrees F heated-oven for 1 hour, or untìl the phyllo (fìllo) crust ìs crìsp and golden brown. Remove from the oven. Fìnìsh cuttìng ìnto squares and serve. Enjoy!
Recipe Adapted From themediterraneandish.com

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