Spanakopita Recipe (Greek Spinach Pie Recipe!)
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Official cooking video · The Mediterranean Dish · YOUTUBEGreek Spinach and Feta Spanakopita (12 Pieces)
A Greek savory pie of well-drained spinach, parsley, feta and egg layered between crisp olive-oil-brushed phyllo sheets, cut into 12 pieces.
Ingredients
servings: 12 · Check ingredients
Steps
- 01
Preheat the oven to 163°C and lightly oil the base and sides of a roughly 24×33cm baking dish.
- 02
Squeeze the thawed 454g spinach repeatedly until very little liquid remains; wet spinach will make the pastry soggy.
- 03
Combine spinach with 2 bunches parsley, 1 onion, 2 garlic cloves, 2 tbsp filling oil, 4 eggs, 300g feta, 2 tsp dill and pepper.
- 04
Unroll 454g phyllo and keep the sheets between two clean, very slightly damp towels so they do not dry out.
- 05
Layer the phyllo two sheets at a time in the dish, brushing each pair lightly with olive oil, until about two-thirds of the sheets are used.
- 06
Spread the spinach filling evenly over the base and cover with the remaining phyllo in pairs, brushing oil between the layers.
- 07
Brush the top and folded edges with oil, sprinkle a few drops of water, and lightly score the top into 12 portions.
- 08
Bake at 163°C for about 60 minutes until crisp and golden; confirm the egg-containing center reaches at least 71°C.
- 09
Remove, finish cutting into 12 pieces and serve. Refrigerate leftovers in shallow containers within two hours.
Before you cook
Bake the raw-egg filling until its center reaches at least 71°C. Use pasteurized feta and check wheat, milk and egg allergens. Refrigerate within two hours, use within 3–4 days and reheat leftovers to a center temperature of 74°C.
Allergens: wheat (phyllo), milk (feta), egg
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