Spinach and Feta Pie or Spanankopita
Such a easy way to get the green vege into your kids
Often children find it hard to eat those dark leafy vegetables
But mix it up with cheese, onion and eggs
Turn that into a pie, with crispy Filo Pastry and you are onto a winner
I used a 23 cm square pan, this amount of filling was enough for this size
Don’t forget to work quickly with the filo pastry as it drives out quickly
In fact keep a damp towel to put over it if you have to walk away
Family couldn't wait for me to take the photograph |
You need
Olive oil
400 gms frozen spinach thawed
1 large onion diced
2 cloves garlic smashed and finely chopped
2 spring onions finely chopped
Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Nutmeg ground about 1/2 tsp
2 eggs lightly beaten
200 gms feta cheese crumbled
8 sheets Filo Pastry
Melted butter about 60 gms
Heat oven to 170C
Put the thawed spinach in a tea towel
and squeeze it to remove all the moisture
Heat about 2 tablespoons Olive in in a pan
Medium heat
Add onion
Sauté till tender
Add garlic and spring onions
Continue over the heat about 2-3 minutes don’t let it brown
Add the spinach
and cook for about 4-5 minutes
Season with sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Add a little freshly grated nutmeg
Cool
Meanwhile lightly beat the eggs
Add feta cheese and mix well
Season with a little sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
Add spinach mixture
Your filling is ready to go
Remove your filo from the wrapper and lay on a damp towel
It’s important that the pastry doesn’t dry out
Brush the first layer with melted butter
Lay in buttered tin
Butter the next sheet and repeat till you have 4 layers
Add your cooled spinach mixture
Then butter another sheet and lay on top
and repeat with another 3 layers
Fold the edges in
Brush top with little more melted butter
Score the top with a sharp knife
Bake at 170C for about an hour
By then the pastry will be golden and crispy
Below The Cross section, sorry about the photo I need a proper camera ha ha
We had some ketchup on the side
Lunch is served
A little salad on the side to round it out perhaps, if you feel like it
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