Spanakopitas

Greece's most famous culinary export

Note: Spanakopitas freeze very well. To retrieve and eat, put into a 375 degree F. oven for about 15 minutes until golden in colour. The larger ones take about 35 to 40 minutes to cook. When freezing, arrange the spanakopitas on a cookie sheet. When frozen, place into an airtight container and back into the freezer.

Yield:
about 100 small triangles
Category:
Appetizers
Cuisine:
Greek

INGREDIENTS:

  • 3 12 oz. packages frozen chopped spinach
  • 1½ cups chopped onion (1 large onion)
  • 2¼ cups feta cheese
  • 1¼ cups minced parsley
  • 1 cup grated parmesan (optional) 1 tbsp dill
  • 6 eggs, lightly beaten
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 1/2 cup olive oil
  • 1 box filo pastry

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Sauté onion, and combine with the rest of the ingredients. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  2. Cut the filo pastry into 6 equal sections for small triangles, or 4 equal sections for larger (dinner) triangles (use 2 layers of filo pastry for the larger ones, with butter and dill brushed between the layers). Use half melted butter and half olive oil for brushing on the filo pastry.

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